Tea meaning

noun

1. a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

   “iced tea is a cooling drink”

2. a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes

   “an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea”

   Synonymsafternoon teateatime

3. a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves

   “tea has fragrant white flowers”

   SynonymsCamellia sinensis

4. a reception or party at which tea is served

   “we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers”

5. dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea

   “the store shelves held many different kinds of tea”

   “they threw the tea into Boston harbor”

   Synonymstea leaf