Navajo

Thelesperma

Noun

dééh

1. Navajo tea (Thelesperma ssp.), wild tea

Usage notes

The wild tea plant (Navajo: woodiniih azeeʼ) is collected and bundled tightly together to produce a bundle about as thick as a broom handle and about 5"–6" long. A wild-tea bundle is boiled in water to make Navajo tea.

Synonyms

• chʼil dééh
• Gáamalii bidééh

See also

• chʼil ahwééh
• chʼil gohwéhí