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Answer for the clue "Desert shrub ", 7 letters:
ephedra

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Word definitions for ephedra in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any plant of the genus ''Ephedra'' of gymnosperm shrubs. 2 A stimulant derived from the plant (taxlink Ephedra sinica species noshow=1) used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine and in over-the-counter weight-loss aids.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
genus of low, branchy desert shrubs, 1914, from Modern Latin (1737) from Greek ephedra , a name given by Pliny to the horsetail, literally "sitting upon," from fem. of ephedros "sitting or seated upon; sitting at or near," from epi "on" (see epi- ) + hedra ...

Usage examples of ephedra.

Barbara Barnett has a stash of ephedra, and she used it to try to kill Sara.

The Indians often drank a tea made from ephedra, which she had come to like.

Jamie up in bed with a hot stone to his feet, a mustard plaster on his chest, and a hot tisane of aromatic peppermint and ephedra leaves to drink.