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tea T0000100 (tē)n.1. a. An evergreen shrub or small tree (Camellia sinensis) native to Asia, having fragrant, nodding, cup-shaped white flowers and glossy leaves.b. The young, dried leaves of this plant, prepared by various processes and used to make a beverage, usually served hot.2. An aromatic, slightly bitter beverage made by steeping tea leaves in boiling water.3. Any of various plants, such as New Jersey tea, having leaves that are or were formerly used to make a tealike beverage.4. Any of various beverages made by steeping the leaves, flowers, fruits, or other parts of certain plants: herbal tea; peppermint tea.5. Any of various beverages made by extracting an infusion from meat, especially beef.6. A tea rose.7. Chiefly British a. An afternoon refreshment consisting usually of sandwiches and cakes served with tea.b. High tea.8. An afternoon reception or social gathering at which tea is served.9. Slang Marijuana.
[Probably Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Amoy te (equivalent to Mandarin chá), from dialectal Early Middle Chinese daı̷; akin to Middle Chinese drε⋮ (source of Mandarin chá, tea); see chanoyu.]Word History: "Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey, / Dost sometimes counsel take—and sometimes tea." When Alexander Pope wrote these lines from The Rape of the Lock in 1714, tea still rhymed with obey. This was true of many words spelled with ea, and it was just about in Pope's time that nearly all these words started changing their pronunciation from (ā) to (ē), as in our modern pronunciation of tea (tē). Most modern English words whose main vowel sound is spelled -ea- were pronounced with long vowels in Middle and Old English. Many of these vowels were shortened in the 1500s and 1600s to their modern pronunciations, as in our words dead and sweat. But those words that were pronounced with an (ā) sound in Middle English did not undergo this sound change and kept their long vowels, undergoing the further change in Pope's time to the modern "long e" sound. There were several exceptions to this last sound change, most notably the words break, great, and steak. Interestingly, the old pronunciation is also retained in Irish family names, such as Reagan, Shea, Beatty, and Yeats (in contrast to British family names such as Keats).tea (tiː) n1. (Plants) an evergreen shrub or small tree, Camellia sinensis, of tropical and subtropical Asia, having toothed leathery leaves and white fragrant flowers: family Theaceae2. (Cookery) a. the dried shredded leaves of this shrub, used to make a beverage by infusion in boiling waterb. such a beverage, served hot or icedc. (as modifier): tea caddy; tea urn. 3. (Plants) a. any of various plants that are similar to Camellia sinensis or are used to make a tealike beverageb. any such beverage4. (Cookery) chiefly a. Also called: afternoon tea a light meal eaten in mid-afternoon, usually consisting of tea and cakes, biscuits, or sandwichesb. (as modifier): a tea party. c. Also called: high tea afternoon tea that also includes a light cooked dish5. (Cookery) Brit and Austral and NZ the main evening meal6. (Recreational Drugs) old-fashioned slang US and Canadian marijuana7. tea and sympathy informal a caring attitude, esp to someone in trouble[C17: from Chinese (Amoy) t'e, from Ancient Chinese d'a]tea (ti)
n. 1. the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Thea (Camellia) sinensis, of the family Theaceade. 2. the shrub itself, extensively cultivated in China, Japan, India, etc., and having fragrant white flowers. 3. a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage prepared by infusing tea leaves in boiling water, served hot or iced. 4. any kind of leaves, flowers, etc., so used, or any plant yielding them. 5. any of various infusions prepared from the leaves, flowers, etc., of other plants, used as a beverage or medicine. 6. a snack or light meal, usu. including tea, sandwiches, and cakes, eaten in the late afternoon. 7. Brit. any meal eaten in the late afternoon or evening. 8. an afternoon reception at which tea is served. 9. Slang. marijuana. [1645–55; earlier also tay < Dutch thee < Malay te < dial. Chinese (Xiamen) t'e, akin to Chinese chá] tea1. the drinkTea is a drink made with boiling water and the dried leaves of the tea bush. Many people add milk to the drink, and some add sugar. She poured herself another cup of tea.Brian went into the kitchen to make a fresh pot of tea.2. mealsTea is also the name of two different types of meal. In Britain, some people use tea to refer to a light meal that they eat in the afternoon. This meal usually consists of sandwiches and cakes, with tea to drink. It is sometimes called afternoon tea. I'll make sandwiches for tea.Some British people use tea to refer to a main meal that they eat in the early evening. At five o'clock he comes home for his tea.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tea - a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink"beverage, drinkable, potable, drink - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"tea leaf, tea - 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"cambric tea - a beverage for children containing hot water and milk and sugar and a small amount of teacuppa, cupper - a cup of teaherb tea, herbal, herbal tea - tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbsice tea, iced tea - strong tea served over icesun tea - tea made by exposing tea leaves steeped in water to the direct rays of the sun; usually served with icecaffein, caffeine - a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects | | 2. |  tea - a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"afternoon tea, teatimemeal, repast - the food served and eaten at one timeBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | | 3. |  tea - 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"Camellia sinensistea leaf, tea - 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"genus Camellia - tropical Asiatic evergreen shrubs or small treesbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | | 4. | tea - a reception or party at which tea is served; "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"reception - a formal party of people; as after a wedding | | 5. |  tea - 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"tea leafherb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualitiestea bag - a measured amount of tea in a bag for an individual serving of teatea - a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink"black tea - fermented tea leavesgreen tea - tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without fermentingoolong - Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being driedCamellia sinensis, tea - 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" |
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"Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors" [Alice Walker The Color Purple]Teas Assam, bohea, camomile tea, Ceylon, Chinese tea, congou or congo, Darjeeling, Earl Grey, green tea, gunpowder tea, herb or herbal tea, Indian tea, jasmine tea, Lapsang Souchong, lemon tea, mint tea, oolong, orange pekoe, post-and-rail tea (archaic), Russian teaTranslationstea (tiː) noun1. a type of plant grown in Asia, especially India, Ceylon and China, or its dried and prepared leaves. I bought half a kilo of tea. 茶樹，茶 茶树，茶 2. a drink made by adding boiling water to these. Have a cup of tea! 茶 茶3. a cup etc of tea. Two teas, please! 茶水 茶水4. a small meal in the afternoon (afternoon tea) or a larger one in the early evening, at which tea is often drunk. She invited him to tea. 茶點 茶点ˈtea-bag a small bag or sachet of thin paper containing tea, on to which boiling water is poured in a pot or cup. 茶葉袋(指袋茶) 茶叶袋（指袋茶） ˈteacup noun a cup, usually of medium size, in which tea is served. 茶杯 茶杯ˈtea-party noun – plural ˈtea-parties – an afternoon party at which tea is usually served. She has been invited to a tea-party. 茶會 茶会ˈteapot noun a pot with a spout used for making and pouring tea. 茶壺 茶壶ˈtearoom noun a restaurant where tea, coffee, cakes etc are served. 茶室 茶室ˈtea-set, ˈtea-service nouns a set of cups, saucers and plates, sometimes with a teapot and milk-jug. (一套)茶具 茶具ˈteaspoon noun1. a small spoon for use with a teacup. I need a teaspoon to stir my tea. 茶匙 茶匙2. a teaspoonful. a teaspoon of salt. 一茶匙的 一茶匙的ˈteaspoonful noun an amount that fills a teaspoon. two teaspoonfuls of salt. 一茶匙(量) 一茶匙（量） ˈtea-time noun the time in the late afternoon or early evening at which people take tea. He said he would be back at tea-time. 下午茶時間 下午茶，用茶时间 ˈtea-towel noun a cloth for drying dishes after they have been washed eg after a meal. 茶巾 茶巾- Hot tea, please (US)
A tea, please (UK) → 要一杯茶 - Could we have another cup of tea, please? → 再要一杯茶吧
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teaslang Gossip. Tell me everything that happened last night—what's the tea?tea1. n. liquor; alcoholic drink. Would you care for more tea? 2. n. urine. (Usually objectionable.) Is that tea on your pants leg? 3. n. marijuana. (Drugs.) Can’t you lay off that tea a while? See:- a storm in a teacup
- a storm in a teakettle
- a storm in a teapot
- a tempest in a teacup
- a tempest in a teakettle
- a tempest in a teapot
- all the tea in China
- be not (one's) cup of tea
- cup of tea
- cup of tea, one's
- go for your tea
- hot tea
- just cup of tea
- not (one's) cup of tea
- not be somebody's cup of tea
- not be your cup of tea
- not cup of tea
- not for all the tea in China
- not one's cup of tea
- not your cup of tea
- spill (the) tea
- spill the tea
- tea
- tea and sympathy
- tea party
- tempest in a teapot
- the tea is piping hot
- TLC
- weak tea
- what does that have to do with the price of tea in China
- What's that got to do with the price of tea in China?
- wouldn't do (something) for all the tea in China
- wouldn't do something for all the tea in China
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tea, tree or bush, its leaves, and the beverage made from these leaves. The plant (Camellia sinensis, Thea sinensis, or C. thea) is an evergreen related to the camelliacamellia
[for G. J. Kamel, a Moravian Jesuit missionary], any plant of the genus Camellia in the tea family, evergreen shrubs or small trees native to Asia but now cultivated extensively in warm climates and in greenhouses for their showy white, red, or variegated
..... Click the link for more information. and indigenous to Assam (India) and probably to parts of China and Japan. In its native state, it grows to a height of about 30 ft (9.1 m), but in cultivation it is pruned to 3–5 ft (91–152 cm). The lanceolate leaves are dark green; the blossom is cream-colored and fragrant. Today tea is consumed by more people and in greater quantity than any beverage except water. The flavor of tea is due to volatile oils, its stimulating properties to caffeinecaffeine
, odorless, slightly bitter alkaloid found in coffee, tea, kola nuts (see cola), ilex plants (the source of the Latin American drink maté), and, in small amounts, in cocoa (see cacao). It can also be prepared synthetically from uric acid.
..... Click the link for more information. , and its astringency to the tannin content (reduced in black teas by the fermentation process). In all parts of the world, tealike beverages (sometimes called tisanes) are made from the leaves or flowers of a wide variety of other plants, often for their medicinal properties. Cultivation and Preparation China, where state farms are being supplanted by private ones, remains the largest tea grower of the world; elsewhere, tea is usually grown on plantations. Tea culture requires a protected, well-drained habitat in a warm climate with ample rainfall. The leaves are picked by hand, principally during flushes (periods of active growth), the most desirable being those near the growing tip. They are prepared by withering, rolling, and firing (i.e., heating). The many kinds of tea are usually named for their color and grade (the best teas using only the two terminal leaves) or for their district of origin, e.g., Darjeeling and Lapsang. Teas are sometimes scented by exposure to fragrant flowers, e.g., jasmine. Brick tea is made from tea dust or inferior tea pressed into blocks. Black teas (e.g., pekoes, souchongs, and congous) differ from green teas (e.g., imperials, gunpowders, and hysons) in having been fermented before firing; oolongs, intermediate in color and flavor, are partially fermented. Green teas are produced chiefly in China and Japan; black teas in China, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, and Kenya; and oolongs in Taiwan. History Tea was cultivated in China in prehistoric times and was probably first used as a vegetable relish (as it was in American colonies and still is in some parts of Asia) and medicinally. By the 8th cent., cultivation had begun on a commercial scale in China, and shortly thereafter, in Japan. The tea ceremony of Japan was introduced from China in the 15th cent. by Buddhists as a semireligious social custom. Tea was first imported into Europe by the Dutch East India Company in the early 17th cent., and its subsequent popularity played an important role in the opening of Asia to Western commerce. Until 1834 the British East India Company held a monopoly on imports to Great Britain, trading by direct and indirect routes exclusively with China. Only after this monopoly was broken did other tea-producing areas develop as major exporters—chiefly Kenya, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Taiwan. Leading importers of tea include Great Britain, Australia, Canada, Russia, and the Netherlands. The United States also is a large importer, although coffee has long been a more popular beverage. Classification Tea is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Theales, family Theaceae. Bibliography See J. Shalleck, Tea (1972); J. Schapiro et al., The Book of Coffee and Tea (rev. ed. 1982). tea[tē] (botany) Thea sinensis. A small tree of the family Theaceae having lanceolate leaves and fragrant white flowers; a caffeine beverage is made from the leaves of the plant.
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tea1. an evergreen shrub or small tree, Camellia sinensis, of tropical and subtropical Asia, having toothed leathery leaves and white fragrant flowers: family Theaceae 2. a. any of various plants that are similar to Camellia sinensis or are used to make a tealike beverage b. any such beverage
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tea [te] 1. the dried leaves of Thea chinensis, containing caffeine and tannic acid, or a decoction thereof.2. any decoction or infusion.tea (tē), 1. The dried leaves of various genera of the family Theaceae, including Thea (T. sinensis), Camellia, and Gordonia, a shrub indigenous to China, southern and southeastern Asia, and Japan. Its chief constituent, on which its stimulating action largely depends, is the alkaloid caffeine, which is present in the amount of 1-4%; theophylline, a chemically related alkaloid, is also present.
See also: species (2). 2. The infusion made by pouring boiling water on tea leaves.
See also: species (2). 3. Any infusion or decoction made extemporaneously.
See also: species (2). Synonym(s): thea [Chinese (Amoy dial.) t'e, Mod. L. thea] tea Alternative nutrition
An infusion made from the dried leaves of the tea shrub (Camellia sinensis), which is consumed either black or green. Tea is regarded as a health-promoting food given its content of polyphenols and certain antioxidants, which decrease the risk of cancer. It may provide symptomatic relief from colds, nasal congestion, asthma (given its content of caffeine and theophylline), from diarrhoea (due to tannins), cardiovascular disease (due to polyphenols), osteoporosis (due to manganese) and tooth decay (due to fluoride).
Drug slang
A regionally popular term for marijuana or PCP.
Mainstream medicine
A clear liquid prepared prepared as an infusion from various leaves used for rehydration, or to “bind” patients with diarrhoea. Teas are divided into 3 types:
• Beverage teas—steeped for 1–2 minutes;
• Infusions—steeped for 10–20 minutes to extract complete medicinal value; or
• Decoctions—boiled for 10–20 minutes.tea Mainstream medicine A 'clear liquid' prepared as an infusion from various leaves, used for rehydration, or to 'bind' Pts with diarrhea
TEA Thromboendarterectomytea (tē) 1. The dried leaves of various genera of the family Theaceae, including Thea (T. sinensis), Camellia, and Gordonia. 2. Infusion made by pouring boiling water on tea leaves. 3. Any infusion or decoction made extemporaneously. [Chinese (Amoy dial.) t'e, Mod. L. thea]Patient discussion about teaQ. What is better for you tea or coffee? I like to drink both tea and coffee, but which is healthier for me and has less caffeine?A. tea is much better than coffee because tea has antioxidants,which help the body,coffee does not and coffee has more caffine than tea. Q. Have you heard of CoD(tm) Tea and Nutritional System to treat cancer? Does it apply to brain cancer too? There have already been 6 brain tumors. A friend told me about this tea that's supposed to help, in addition to chemo, against malignant tumors. Have any of you heard of it? If it works, why is there so little research about it?A. I'm OK - it's my mom. We live from MRI to MRI (a month to the next one) LOL.
Thanks for the encouragement! Q. has anyone tryed that chinnes tea to lose weight am 50 and trying it now to help me but has anyone lost any weight on it A. this tea is called wu-yi sourc you get vit on line More discussions about teaTEA
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Synonyms for teanoun a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in waterRelated Words- beverage
- drinkable
- potable
- drink
- tea leaf
- tea
- cambric tea
- cuppa
- cupper
- herb tea
- herbal
- herbal tea
- ice tea
- iced tea
- sun tea
- caffein
- caffeine
noun a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakesSynonymsRelated Words- meal
- repast
- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
noun a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and IndiaSynonymsRelated Words- tea leaf
- tea
- genus Camellia
- bush
- shrub
noun a reception or party at which tea is servedRelated Wordsnoun dried leaves of the tea shrubSynonymsRelated Words- herb
- tea bag
- tea
- black tea
- green tea
- oolong
- Camellia sinensis
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