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tea   (TTS Sound)

The noun tea has 5 senses

• tea -- (a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink")


• tea, afternoon tea, teatime -- (a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea")


• tea, Camellia sinensis -- (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")


• tea -- (a reception or party at which tea is served; "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers")


• 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")