Tea-plant

  • 41tea — noun Etymology: Chinese (Xiamen) dé Date: circa 1655 1. a. a shrub (Camellia sinensis of the family Theaceae, the tea family) cultivated especially in China, Japan, and the East Indies b. the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the tea plant… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 42tea — 1. noun /tiː/ a) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant, . Go to the supermarket and buy some tea. b) The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water. Would you like some tea? Syn: tea leaves, herb tea …

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  • 43tea leaf — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tea leaf : singular tea leaf plural tea leaves [usually plural] a leaf from the tea plant that is dried, cut into small pieces, and used for making tea • read the tea leaves …

    English dictionary

  • 44tea — kininis arbatmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arbatmedinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Thea sinensis), paplitęs rytų ir pietryčių Azijoje, kitur – auginamas; turi psichinę veiklą stimuliuojančių medžiagų. Iš jo gaminami… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 45tea — tɪː n. evergreen shrub of eastern Asia; dried leaves of the tea plant; drink made from water filtered through tea leaves or other dried leaves; cup of tea; afternoon meal at which tea is served …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 46tea — noun 1》 a hot drink made by infusing the dried, crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water.     ↘the dried leaves used to make tea.     ↘a similar drink made from the leaves, fruits, or flowers of other plants. 2》 the evergreen shrub or… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 47tea-leaf — I. /ˈti lif/ (say tee leef) noun (plural tea leaves /ˈti livz/ (say tee leevz)) a fragment of the leaf of the tea plant, especially when remaining in the teapot or cup after the tea has been infused. II. /ˈti lif/ (say tee leef) Colloquial –noun… …

  • 48tea leaf — noun a) A dried fragment of a leaf of the tea plant used in making the drink tea. b) A thief …

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  • 49tea leaf — dried leaf of the tea plant (for making a tea drink); (Slang) thief …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 50tea — arbatmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arbatmedinių (Theaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Thea). atitikmenys: lot. Thea angl. tea; tea plant; teabush vok. Teestrauch rus. чай; чайный куст lenk. herbata …

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