1. (noun)tea a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water "iced tea is a cooling drink"
2. (noun)tea, afternoon tea, teatime a lightmidafternoonmeal of tea and sandwiches or cakes "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"
3. (noun)tea, Camellia sinensis a tropical evergreenshrub or smalltree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves "tea has fragrant white flowers"
4. (noun)tea a reception or party at which tea is served "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"
5. (noun)tea, tea leaf 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"
Definition of 'tea'
