TEA

• (noun) a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes

  "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"

  synonyms : afternoon tea , teatime

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : tea leaf

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

  "iced tea is a cooling drink"

• (noun) a reception or party at which tea is served

  "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : camellia sinensis

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