Definitions
any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia
Word origin
Borrowed from translingual Stevia, after 16th century Spanish botanist Pedro Jaime Esteve (latinized as Petrus Jacobus Stevus).
Used in a sentence
“My absolute preference for a sweetener is the herb stevia—not the white crystalline extract, but the chopped green leaves. Stevia has no calories and does not cause any insulin response.”
“Stevia is a natural, non-fattening sweetener that is 30 to 100 times sweeter than sugar and without any of the aftertaste that is common in many sugar substitutes.”
“Around 1970, Japan approved stevia as a sweetener and flavor enhancer, and, in the last 35 years of Japanese employment, not a single case of toxic or deleterious effect has been brought to light.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Sugar-leaf sweetener”6 letters
02“Sugar substitute plant”6 letters
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