tea /ti/
1. a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink"
synset: tea
2. a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"
synset: tea, afternoon_tea, teatime
3. 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"
synset: tea, Camellia_sinensis
4. a reception or party at which tea is served; "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"
synset: tea
5. 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"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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