tea (
http://definr.com/tea)
n 1: a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea
is a cooling drink"
2: (British) a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or
cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his
afternoon tea" [syn:
afternoon tea,
teatime]
3: 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" [syn:
tea leaf]
4: a reception or party at which tea is served; "we met at the
Dean's tea for newcomers"
5: 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" [syn: {Camellia
sinensis}]