tea | English to English Dictionary

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tea

(t/i/ )

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water(noun.food)

Example:
Iced tea is a cooling drink.

source: wordnet30
a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes(noun.food)

Example:
An Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea.

Synonym:
afternoon tea, teatime

source: wordnet30
a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves(noun.plant)

Example:
Tea has fragrant white flowers.

Synonym:
camellia sinensis

source: wordnet30
a reception or party at which tea is served(noun.group)

Example:
We met at the Dean's tea for newcomers.

source: wordnet30
dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea(noun.food)

Example:
The store shelves held many different kinds of tea.
They threw the tea into Boston harbor.

Synonym:
tea leaf

source: wordnet30
The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree (Thea, or Camellia, Chinensis). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other countries.(noun)

source: webster1913

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