tea
/ti/ noun A1- The tea plant (Camellia sinensis); (countable) a variety of this plant. · Darjeeling tea is grown in India.
- The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves. · Go to the supermarket and buy some Darjeeling tea.· Not for all the tea in China.
- The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water. · Would you like some tea?· She is drinking her tea right now.
- Specifically sweet tea, an iced tea supersaturated with sugar.
- Any drink which is similar to Camellia sinensis tea in some way
- Any similar drink made by infusing parts of various other plants. · camomile tea; mint tea· The healer told us to collect a certain plant and make a tea of it.
- Meat stock served as a hot drink. · beef tea
- A cup of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, or tapioca pearls. · We'd like one tea and one coffee, please.
Plural teas
From the library
Upon the lawn, in time for tea,
When the tea things were removed, and the card tables placed, the ladies all rose; and Elizabeth was then hoping to be soon joined by him, when all her views were overthrown, by seeing him fall a victim to her mother’s rapacity for whist players, and in a few moments after seated with the rest of the party.
“I’ll just step over to Green Gables after tea and find out from Marilla where he’s gone and why,” the worthy woman finally concluded.
Accordingly after tea Mrs.
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