Maté, also yerba maté, a tealike beverage used extensively in South America, especially in Brazil. It is made from the dried and roughly ground leaves and shoots of certain species of holly, especially Ilex paraguariensis. Its stimulating effect is derived from its content of theine (see Caffeine). Maté is also known as Paraguay tea.
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Maté
Maté, also yerba maté, a tealike beverage used extensively in South America, especially in Brazil. It is made from the dried and roughly ground leaves and shoots of certain species of holly, especially Ilex paraguariensis. Its stimulating effect is derived from its content of theine (see Caffeine). Maté is also known as Paraguay tea.
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