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So too with tea which similarly only refers to the camellia sinensis plant.

The mainland European Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) has a head that gets progressively whiter as birds age.

You're right that drinks not brewed from camelia sinensis leaves should technically be called an infusion or tisane.

Camellia sinensis (tea) does really well in fluoridated soils, and can be used to decontaminate them.

Almost all actual tea (Camellia sinensis) needs to be brewed for a specific amount of time otherwise it can taste bitter.

If what you want is pure Camellia sinensis, wouldn't that make fluoride an impurity?

Some other (sinensis) teas do give me headaches as well, but matcha quite consistently does even when most brewed green teas don't.

I know there’s Ophiocordyceps sinensis which attacks caterpillars but that’s more traditional medicine than food.

> Herbal teas were common in Europe before camellia sinensis tea was imported They weren’t called teas though.

How about actual tea from the tea plant (camellia sinensis)?

However all teas of the camellia sinensis plant have caffeine.

Herbal teas were common in Europe before camellia sinensis tea was imported, so I find it hard to believe the Latin origin is correct.

It is an infusion, not "tea," unless it has leaves from camellia sinensis, the actual tea plant.

From the article: "There are only two species of alligator that still exist today: the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, and the Chinese alligator, Alligator sinensis.

TFA: "Among beverages, tea has the highest potential for increasing daily fluoride intake [17], as the tea plant, Camellia sinensis, accumulates fluoride that is released into tea infusions"

There's also the fact that regular Camellia sinensis tea has astringent properties, and people keep expecting that yerba mate, being a "herbal tea", might have similar effects, when in fact it doesn't.

All tea is made from one single plant: Camellia Sinensis.