tisane

Tisane, often spelled ptisan, is a beverage made of an infusion of dried herbs often used for medicinal purposes.

(noun)

An example of a tisane is a herbal tea made of herbs and crushed barley.

See tisane in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

ptisan

Origin: ME < MFr: see ptisan

See tisane in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An herbal infusion or similar preparation drunk as a beverage or for its mildly medicinal effect.

Origin:

Origin: French, barley water

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin ptisana, tisana; see ptisan

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