tea tree

noun

a tall shrub or small tree, Leptospermum scoparium, of the myrtle family, native to New Zealand and Australia, having silky foliage when young, and bell-shaped, white flowers: often planted to prevent beach erosion.

Origin of tea tree

First recorded in 1750–60; so called from the use of its leaves as an infusion

Words nearby tea tree

tea table, teataster, teatime, tea towel, tea tray, tea tree, tea trolley, tea wagon, teazel, teazle, Tebaldi

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Example sentences from the Web for tea tree

Upon reaching the tree we found an infant swaddled in layers of tea-tree bark, lying on the ground; and three or four large yams.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
Salt springs, of singular transparency, peopled by myriads of insects, sprang up from thickets of tea-tree scrub.
In Search of the Castaways|Jules Verne
The hilly upland districts of these provinces are the native and favourite soils of the tea-tree.
Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat|Edmund Roberts
Having travelled east, I now turned on the bearing for the tea-tree creek, where the party ought now to be.
Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration|Ernest Giles

These were very grassy and verdant, but I could find no fresh water, nor did I observe any timber except the tea-tree.
Journals Of Expeditions Of Discovery Into Central Australia And Overland|Edward John Eyre

British Dictionary definitions for tea tree

tea tree

noun

any of various myrtaceous trees of the genus Leptospermum, of Australia and New Zealand, that yield an oil used as an antiseptic

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单词	tea tree
释义	tea tree noun a tall shrub or small tree, Leptospermum scoparium, of the myrtle family, native to New Zealand and Australia, having silky foliage when young, and bell-shaped, white flowers: often planted to prevent beach erosion. Origin of tea tree First recorded in 1750–60; so called from the use of its leaves as an infusion Words nearby tea tree tea table, teataster, teatime, tea towel, tea tray, tea tree, tea trolley, tea wagon, teazel, teazle, Tebaldi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tea tree Upon reaching the tree we found an infant swaddled in layers of tea-tree bark, lying on the ground; and three or four large yams. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia\|Ludwig Leichhardt Salt springs, of singular transparency, peopled by myriads of insects, sprang up from thickets of tea-tree scrub. In Search of the Castaways\|Jules Verne The hilly upland districts of these provinces are the native and favourite soils of the tea-tree. Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat\|Edmund Roberts Having travelled east, I now turned on the bearing for the tea-tree creek, where the party ought now to be. Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration\|Ernest Giles These were very grassy and verdant, but I could find no fresh water, nor did I observe any timber except the tea-tree. Journals Of Expeditions Of Discovery Into Central Australia And Overland\|Edward John Eyre British Dictionary definitions for tea tree tea tree noun any of various myrtaceous trees of the genus Leptospermum, of Australia and New Zealand, that yield an oil used as an antiseptic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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