tea
- noun
- /ti/
- According to the protestors, more than 1,000 Iranian tea plantations have gone bankrupt in recent months.
- tea plants
- tea plantations
- tea estates
These are different types of it's all the same tea plant, but they're processed differently.
- These are different types of it's all the same tea plant, but they're processed differently.
- And now we are getting a tour of the tea farm.
- In other words, the tea and the agriculture was creating the precipitation.
Examples
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Shambu has become one of Surya's tea boys and refills their tea.
Fiction book (1992) -
The end-of-year rise of international coffee and tea prices will provide a boost to export revenues.
Academic text (1994) -
And now we are getting a tour of the tea farm.
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The tea area, which is essential in a British kitchen.
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You send up tea for six, please.
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It's my last tea this season.
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I live in the center of the largest tea district in Java.
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A few of these women operate small businesses, selling food items like sugar, tea, and cooking fat from their homes.
Academic text (2008) -
Shambu leaves his post in the tea shop to join them.
Fiction book (1992) -
I enjoy having a cup of tea each morning to start my day.
Synonyms
A plant from Asia whose leaves are grown to make tea
Idioms
- Informal
Refuse to do something even for a very large amount of money because it is too important to give up
- Informal
Something that is not related to what people are talking about
Compounds
- Literature
A political movement in the United States that wants smaller government and lower taxes
- UK
A drink people make by pouring hot water over dried camomile flowers to help them relax
A light meal in the afternoon with tea and small cakes, sandwiches, or scones
A protest in 1773 when American colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes
- Formal
A formal event in Japan or China where people prepare and serve tea carefully according to tradition
A light tea made from young leaves with little processing that has a pale color and gentle flavor
A tea made from the leaves of a plant with yellow flowers that people use as medicine
- Archaic
A small evergreen shrub with white bell-shaped flowers whose leaves were used to make tea during the American Revolution
A bush with spiny branches that has purple flowers and bright orange-red berries
- NSFW
Leaves of a plant that people chew or brew as tea to feel more awake and a little happy
- US
An evergreen shrub with hairy leaves and small white flowers that people brew as tea
- US
A low shrub with white bell-shaped flowers and fragrant leaves used for herbal tea
A small bush that grows in the Rocky Mountains with sticky, scented leaves
A South American plant with dried leaves used to make mate, a hot caffeinated drink
- Specialized
A group of trees and bushes from Asia that includes the tea plant and camellias
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tea is also the name of the plant whose leaves we use to make the drink, so calling the shrub tea reminds us it is the source of the beverage. Farmers pick the leaves from this plant to make tea.