West India \West` In"di*a\, West Indian \West` In"di*an\ Belonging or relating to the West Indies. {West India tea} (Bot.), a shrubby plant ({Capraria biflora}) having oblanceolate toothed leaves which are sometimes used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea. Sweetweed \Sweet"weed`\, n. (Bot.) A name for two tropical American weeds ({Capraria biflora}, and {Scoparia dulcis}) of the Figwort family.