Definition of tea in English:

tea

nounPlural teas tiːti

mass noun

1A hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water.
Katherine sipped her tea
Example sentencesExamples
- The result is a drink that tastes more like cabbage water than tea.
- Water is an important factor in good tea-making and there used to be three famous springs producing good water for tea.
- Things have changed from drinking plain tea to water to special solutions but one must know the guidelines.
- With their daily meals, Kazakhs drink fruit juices, milk, soft drinks, beer, water, and tea.
- Take small sips of water, weak tea, clear soft drinks, noncaffeinated sports drinks or broth.
- I retreated into the kitchen and boiled some water for tea.
- Manganese miners consumed significantly more water and tea, because of the existence of the hot climate in their workplace.
- Gaunt mothers and children sat near their tents, sometimes boiling water for tea, a ritual of normalcy that they still maintained.
- Sales of beverages such as water, juice, tea, and sports drinks are growing as much as eight times faster than U.S. soda sales.
- In Gujarat, local hospitality demands that guests are offered water and tea almost as soon as they arrive.
- He was making popcorn on the stove and boiling water for tea.
- She cut out sugar, white flour and processed foods and drank only water and tea.
- The doodle shows an almost cartoonish figure of a man being scalded in a teacup by the boiling tea.
- In fact there was a pot of tea and hot water which provided three cups.
- I make myself a cup of tea and boil some water in a pan to make pasta as I listen to them.
- By boiling water to make tea, the bacteria in polluted water were neutralised.
- Please make yourself comfortable, have some water or tea.
- Aside from water, tea is the most common beverage consumed worldwide.
- Now I'm washing out of a bucket of water, slurping my tea and arguing with rickshaw drivers.
- She went over to her mother, who was boiling water for the tea.
1. 1.1 The dried leaves used to make tea.
  tea from India and Ceylon
  count noun tea bags containing teas from selected estates
  Example sentencesExamples
  In general, black teas and oolong teas should steep for 3 to 5 minutes.
  At one end of the market, a few stands sold a variety of local spices, sauces, tea and jams.
  That time Mary McCormack in her little thatched shop kept flour, tea, sugar, salt, lamp oil, and perhaps some liquorice sweets.
  The Empire was created to provide access to cheap tea and sugar in the days before Tesco.
  Over the last year the price of sugar, wheat flour and tea has trebled and the cost of other basic household consumer goods has risen by 30 percent.
  Restaurant operators can increase tea sales by offering more choices and upsell with specialty teas containing herbs, fruit peels and flowers.
  Fungi can grow on tea with poor packaging and storing.
  Canned meats and fish, as well as flour, tea, and sugar, have become important food items as well.
  However, there were no longer any sales of tea, whiskey, pepper, frying pans or thread.
  In the second half of the nineteenth century, camphor and tea became major exports.
  A search of the cupboards reveals tea, sugar, and a mug.
  In Europe such goods as chocolate, honey, sugar, bananas, tea, and orange juice are also getting certified.
  He recalled how five years ago he had to get samples of South Indian tea from London.
  It is complicated for them to get important goods like tea, flour, or tobacco.
  Washed by gentle waves of the Indian Ocean, it is well known for its tea, rubber, spices and, of course, coconuts.
  Among plantations in India, tea is a major foreign exchange earner.
  This was the country known to travellers for centuries for its beauty, its exotic culture, its tea and exotic spices.
  From 1680 onwards the European demand for tea grew, and imports began to steadily increase.
  The lockable drawer usually contained three tinned compartments with tightly fitting lids in which to store tea and sugar.
  The Aborigines attacked the settlers because they wanted goods such as sugar, flour, blankets, tea and tobacco.
2. 1.2usually with modifier A drink made from the infused leaves, fruits, or flowers of plants other than tea.
  herbal tea
  count noun fruit teas
  Example sentencesExamples
  So take your herbal health teas and give us a break, okay?
  Meanwhile I am going to continue with megadoses of vitamin C, ginger tea, lots of water, and raw garlic.
  I served herbal tea to the tea drinkers and fruit juice to the others.
  You can fill baskets with all sorts of goodies, from herbal teas to fruits to satchels of sea salts for a relaxing bath.
  Fill a large basket with an assortment of goodies from your health food store, such as organic salsa, fruit teas, and tropical-flavored drinks.
  Remembering about the way the castle worked, she wished for a cup of steaming peppermint tea, with extra sugar.
  You can avoid caffeine by choosing green teas such as Chinese Gunpowder, and herbal teas with rose hips, chamomile, peppermint and raspberry.
  Don't hesitate to contact us if you need help finding quality vitamin, herbs, lavender flowers, chamomile teas, essential oil, or herbal bath products.
  Bottled water, tap water; 100% juice, milk, sports drinks, seltzers and herbal teas are all hydrating beverages.
  Let's see - from left to right there's passionfruit, black tea and kumquat teas with tapioca pearls.
  I buy peppermint tea, red grape juice in a wine-coloured matt package with six languages on it, pear juice and packets of almonds.
  Drink nettle or dandelion teas and eat foods rich in vitamin B6, including sunflower seeds, brown rice, buckwheat and avocados.
  We ate the free chocolate coated coffee beans and tried all the fruit tea samples.
  Drink at least eight glasses of water, herbal teas and unsweetened fruit juice.
  The dining-room, with vistas of the lake and the mountains, remains open all day for restorative drinks of water, herbal tea and vegetable broth.
  This is followed by up to two quarts of warm salted water or strong licorice tea which in such high dosage is emetic.
  Herbal teas are made by placing the prescribed amount of herbs (usually one or two teaspoons) in a cup or a teapot and then pour boiling water over the mixture.
  Try caffeine-free drinks, such as fruit teas, as an alternative.
  Standard tea bags still make up 63 per cent of the total market while herbal and fruit teas account for 27 per cent of retail sales.
  Try fruit teas or herbal teas as an alternative to caffeine.
3. 1.3West Indian Any hot drink, for example, coffee or cocoa.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Cocoa tea is a rich, local breakfast drink.
  Synonyms
  drink
2The evergreen shrub or small tree which produces tea leaves, native to southern and eastern Asia and grown as a major cash crop.
Camellia sinensis, family Theaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Fortune had been charged with the task of learning the art of tea growing and then obtaining samples of the shrubs.
- This SEWA farm, like many in Gujarat, grows mangoes, tea, spices and other cash crops.
- The most important part of a hybrid tea plant is the bud union (graft knob), from where all new canes originate, and it requires the most protection.
- The subtropical conditions of the Tweed Valley are perfect for tea growing.
- The Camellia sinensis tea plant is native to China and commercially produced in tropical and subtropical regions, primarily China, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka (Ceylon).
- We may have been drinking it for the last 350 years but Camellia sinensis, to call the tea plant by its proper name, became a staple in Asia long before.
- The colony failed in less than two years because the mulberry trees and tea seedlings perished in the dry California soil.
- For thicker roots, such as those of maize, sorghum or tea, this procedure could be used for visualizing the exodermis in a longitudinal view.
- The filmmaker also found unusual trees: a tea plant, a ban oak, copper beeches, a maidenhair tree in Killarney, and a Kentucky coffee bean tree in Greenside.
- Unlike tea grown in the Nilgiris and further South, Darjeeling has a very limited harvest period.
- Outsourcing had worked very well in Zimbabwe and Malawi and it would spread the economy of tea growing to other parts of the region, Crawford said.
- Luku began to grow tea in the 1960s because it had a higher economic value than other crops, such as rice and fruits.
- The researchers credit L-theanine, an ingredient found in black, green, oolong and pekoe teas - but not in herbal teas, which usually don't contain Camellia sinensis, the one true tea plant.
- A ‘flush’ is the term used to describe when the tea plant produces a new growth leaves - the first of the year comes in March.
- The major crops are rice, jute, wheat, tea, sugarcane, and vegetables.
- We could make settlements safer by changing cropping patterns but it's impractical to ask farmers to uproot their sugarcane and tea bushes.
- Since the West will never be able to grow tea, coffee and bananas, the South will have its markets for these unique tropical products.
- The tea plant, Camellia sinensis, comes in many forms - black, green, oolong.
- On the lower slopes tea is grown; and on the well-rivered plains there are rubber-trees, coconut palms, and paddy fields.
- She rose early to watch the farm workers begin their days planting and harvesting maize, tea and other cash crops.
3British A light afternoon meal consisting typically of tea to drink, sandwiches, and cakes.
they were about to take afternoon tea
count noun picnic teas
Example sentencesExamples
- That means you should be eating breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.
- We dined in the residency with three square meals and afternoon tea.
- Lunch and afternoon tea will be available at the Memorial Hall.
- Afternoon tea and light refreshments will be served for those who wish to relax and chat with friends.
- Small wonder that this is the place in Madrid for afternoon tea and society weddings.
- Elevenses, packed lunch and afternoon tea will be provided, as well as a supper of organic trout.
- You can get lighter meals and snacks, as well as afternoon tea, in either the lounge or bar.
- From the Temple we travelled for lunch and afternoon tea at Kenwood House.
- All ocean cruises are full board and include breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and midnight snacks.
- I let him watch Hi - 5 while he eats afternoon tea (rice cakes with cheese spread and sultanas).
- Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner are all taken here, while there is also a secluded dining area at the rear for more formal meals and private parties.
- The two princesses had to have a cooked tea because they were in bed by dinner time, but they also had afternoon tea, with sandwiches, scones and a large cake.
- The English are known for their custom of afternoon tea, accompanied by cakes and sandwiches.
- Ladies don't sweat or perspire, even after an exhausting day of brunch, tennis, afternoon tea, supper and bridge.
- It will however make a tasty dessert with yoghurt, but it meant I had to drop in at DJ's to get a proper cake for afternoon tea.
- That is always assuming that they can fit it all in after having been served up a full buffet breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and home-made cakes and canapés.
- Morning coffee and afternoon tea with home-made cakes and biscuits can be enjoyed in the beautiful gardens or under cover of the Loggia.
- Try the afternoon tea - any cakes you can't eat will be boxed up for you to take home.
- Allow to cool completely if serving cold for tea, or until barely warm if serving as pudding.
- It was a successful afternoon enjoyed by everyone, which was followed by afternoon tea, consisting of sandwiches and cakes supplied by the choir.
Synonyms
meal, lunch, dinner, supper, repast
1. 3.1 A cooked evening meal.
  fish and chips for tea
  See also high tea
  count noun it reminds me of Sunday teas when I was a very small child
  Example sentencesExamples
  Right, time to splish-splash my way home, shop, do college homework, cook tea and have a bath.
  After supplies it was back home where I washed up without being asked (I'm a saint!), then Rosie cooked curry for tea.
  I don't have time to write the individual reviews though; I've gotta go do my farmwork before I cook everyone's tea.
  I sighed and went to the kitchen, to cook tea with the food that she had promised to buy on her way back from the midwife's.
  Coach departs East Square at 9.30 a.m., fare €35 including lunch and evening tea.
  If you get bored thinking about eating or of what you should cook for tea, take a look at the ‘Did you know’ section.
  His mum was cooking his tea, and she'd kill him if he was late.
  Her mother told her she had to go back and cook her husband's tea.
  I think I'll start cooking tea; it's something to do.
  While tea was cooking, we were on the computer armed with a nice cold, strong vodka and coke each.
  Anyhoo, I spent an action-packed Monday in Brighton asleep on Lisa's bed, before meeting her from work and allowing her to cook my tea.
  Today we're apparently cooking tea for four people in the microwave, simultaneously.
  Bro has promised to come home tomorrow and cook tea and bizarrely he has promised to bake a cake.
  I cooked tea for myself a few days ago and managed to eat a very undercooked steak and kidney pudding (it's a long story), and have been feeling a bit rough ever since.
  The cost is €120 per person sharing, which includes six nights bed and breakfast, lunch and evening tea.
  On the plus side was the strong possibility that at least one of them would manage to cook his tea by the time he got home and the long odds are against all of them having headaches simultaneously.
  So: get in at nine thirty, play with dog, print out day's work, cook tea, shower, bed, ready for more of the same tomorrow.
  Susan is on the phone to Libby and cooking tea, and is so caught up in this that she forgets to notice a bottle of cooking oil being tipped onto the lit gas burner.
  I might start painting, go away to cook tea and come back later and think - ‘that could do with black there,’ he said.
  The people were British in their manner, tea was had frequently and the evening meal was called tea, not dinner.
  Synonyms
  evening meal, supper, main meal, repast
2. 3.2West Indian Breakfast, typically consisting of a hot drink and bread.
  Example sentencesExamples
  He had eaten a big tea.

verbteas, tea'd, teaing, teaed tiː

archaic

no object, with adverbial Drink tea or take afternoon tea.
I teaed with Professor Herron
Example sentencesExamples
- By the time we got back I was starved, so tea'd and toasted, then headed out into town to retrieve my car from the multi-story.

Phrases

not for all the tea in China

informal There is nothing at all that could induce one to do something.
I wouldn't do that girl's job—not for all the tea in China
Example sentencesExamples
- Even if you can't write for children, not for all the tea in China or every last drop of coffee in Starbucks.
- And, when you think about it, they're new: that bright white LED is something you just couldn't have a few years ago, not for all the tea in China.
- We can't do it without your help… not for all the tea in China.
- It has been around since the 1940s - perhaps influenced by the expression ‘I wouldn't do that, not for all the tea in China.’
- The way I feel now, I would not for all the tea in China go back to the House of Commons - or the House of Lords.
- Not for Mr Bradshaw, not for the Residents' Association, not for all the tea in China.

tea and sympathy

informal Kind and attentive behaviour towards someone who is upset or in trouble.
they need a plan of action rather than tea and sympathy
Example sentencesExamples
- In that time, North Yorkshire County Council and ministers have offered them plenty of tea and sympathy - and the occasional promise to make the appalling traffic go away.
- As well as tea and sympathy, they were lavishly attended on by waiters bearing fine wines and sumptuous snacks in the palace's state apartments.
- Its bribes were as irresistible as they were reckless - blind-eyed debt relief, abundant aid, even tea and sympathy over Kashmir.
- The problem has to be stamped out - not given tea and sympathy.
- If we are to be successful in turning our Neets into Yums (young and upwardly mobile) a bit more ‘get on your bike’ and a bit less tea and sympathy might be in order.
- Players grumbled that Johnson had sneaked offside before netting the equaliser but, if they were looking for tea and sympathy from their manager, they didn't get it.
- If kids don't know the difference between right and wrong by the time they are 15 there's something seriously wrong with them or they need discipline not tea and sympathy.
- They're wasting their time taking offenders to court, knowing they will be given tea and sympathy by some blinkered judge/magistrate.
- We'd invite him to Devon for a therapeutic break, herbal tea and sympathy - and if he fancied mowing my lawn, so much the better.
- Sir - May I through your paper thank the kind staff of Baildon Timber on Otley Road who came to help at a road traffic accident and offered tea and sympathy.

Origin

Mid 17th century: probably via Malay from Chinese (Min dialect) te; related to Mandarin chá. Compare with char³.

No drink could be more British than tea, but it did not enter the language or the country until the 17th century. The word goes back to Mandarin Chinese chá. A ‘nice cup of tea’ might be offered to someone feeling shocked and distressed, and tea and sympathy, used as the title of a play in 1953 and a film in 1956, has become a general phrase for comforting behaviour towards someone who is upset or in trouble. Tea became a meal in the mid 18th century, at first afternoon tea but then sometimes, especially in northern England, Australia, and New Zealand, an evening meal. A storm in a teacup, meaning ‘a great deal of anxiety or excitement over a trivial matter’, dates from the 19th century, but with different wording, such as a storm in a cream bowl, the idea goes back at least to the 1670s. A tempest in a teapot is the US equivalent.

Rhymes

absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, marquee, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, three, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee

Definition of tea in US English:

tea

nountitē

1A hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water.
Example sentencesExamples
- Things have changed from drinking plain tea to water to special solutions but one must know the guidelines.
- By boiling water to make tea, the bacteria in polluted water were neutralised.
- Take small sips of water, weak tea, clear soft drinks, noncaffeinated sports drinks or broth.
- Now I'm washing out of a bucket of water, slurping my tea and arguing with rickshaw drivers.
- The doodle shows an almost cartoonish figure of a man being scalded in a teacup by the boiling tea.
- Please make yourself comfortable, have some water or tea.
- The result is a drink that tastes more like cabbage water than tea.
- With their daily meals, Kazakhs drink fruit juices, milk, soft drinks, beer, water, and tea.
- Manganese miners consumed significantly more water and tea, because of the existence of the hot climate in their workplace.
- I retreated into the kitchen and boiled some water for tea.
- I make myself a cup of tea and boil some water in a pan to make pasta as I listen to them.
- Gaunt mothers and children sat near their tents, sometimes boiling water for tea, a ritual of normalcy that they still maintained.
- She went over to her mother, who was boiling water for the tea.
- In fact there was a pot of tea and hot water which provided three cups.
- Water is an important factor in good tea-making and there used to be three famous springs producing good water for tea.
- Aside from water, tea is the most common beverage consumed worldwide.
- In Gujarat, local hospitality demands that guests are offered water and tea almost as soon as they arrive.
- He was making popcorn on the stove and boiling water for tea.
- She cut out sugar, white flour and processed foods and drank only water and tea.
- Sales of beverages such as water, juice, tea, and sports drinks are growing as much as eight times faster than U.S. soda sales.
1. 1.1 The dried leaves used to make tea.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The lockable drawer usually contained three tinned compartments with tightly fitting lids in which to store tea and sugar.
  It is complicated for them to get important goods like tea, flour, or tobacco.
  Among plantations in India, tea is a major foreign exchange earner.
  From 1680 onwards the European demand for tea grew, and imports began to steadily increase.
  A search of the cupboards reveals tea, sugar, and a mug.
  Canned meats and fish, as well as flour, tea, and sugar, have become important food items as well.
  In general, black teas and oolong teas should steep for 3 to 5 minutes.
  That time Mary McCormack in her little thatched shop kept flour, tea, sugar, salt, lamp oil, and perhaps some liquorice sweets.
  The Aborigines attacked the settlers because they wanted goods such as sugar, flour, blankets, tea and tobacco.
  In Europe such goods as chocolate, honey, sugar, bananas, tea, and orange juice are also getting certified.
  The Empire was created to provide access to cheap tea and sugar in the days before Tesco.
  He recalled how five years ago he had to get samples of South Indian tea from London.
  Over the last year the price of sugar, wheat flour and tea has trebled and the cost of other basic household consumer goods has risen by 30 percent.
  At one end of the market, a few stands sold a variety of local spices, sauces, tea and jams.
  Restaurant operators can increase tea sales by offering more choices and upsell with specialty teas containing herbs, fruit peels and flowers.
  This was the country known to travellers for centuries for its beauty, its exotic culture, its tea and exotic spices.
  Fungi can grow on tea with poor packaging and storing.
  However, there were no longer any sales of tea, whiskey, pepper, frying pans or thread.
  Washed by gentle waves of the Indian Ocean, it is well known for its tea, rubber, spices and, of course, coconuts.
  In the second half of the nineteenth century, camphor and tea became major exports.
2. 1.2usually with modifier A hot drink made from the infused leaves, fruits, or flowers of other plants.
  herbal tea
  fruit teas
  Example sentencesExamples
  Drink at least eight glasses of water, herbal teas and unsweetened fruit juice.
  Try fruit teas or herbal teas as an alternative to caffeine.
  You can fill baskets with all sorts of goodies, from herbal teas to fruits to satchels of sea salts for a relaxing bath.
  So take your herbal health teas and give us a break, okay?
  The dining-room, with vistas of the lake and the mountains, remains open all day for restorative drinks of water, herbal tea and vegetable broth.
  This is followed by up to two quarts of warm salted water or strong licorice tea which in such high dosage is emetic.
  Bottled water, tap water; 100% juice, milk, sports drinks, seltzers and herbal teas are all hydrating beverages.
  Remembering about the way the castle worked, she wished for a cup of steaming peppermint tea, with extra sugar.
  Standard tea bags still make up 63 per cent of the total market while herbal and fruit teas account for 27 per cent of retail sales.
  Herbal teas are made by placing the prescribed amount of herbs (usually one or two teaspoons) in a cup or a teapot and then pour boiling water over the mixture.
  We ate the free chocolate coated coffee beans and tried all the fruit tea samples.
  Try caffeine-free drinks, such as fruit teas, as an alternative.
  I buy peppermint tea, red grape juice in a wine-coloured matt package with six languages on it, pear juice and packets of almonds.
  You can avoid caffeine by choosing green teas such as Chinese Gunpowder, and herbal teas with rose hips, chamomile, peppermint and raspberry.
  Meanwhile I am going to continue with megadoses of vitamin C, ginger tea, lots of water, and raw garlic.
  Drink nettle or dandelion teas and eat foods rich in vitamin B6, including sunflower seeds, brown rice, buckwheat and avocados.
  Fill a large basket with an assortment of goodies from your health food store, such as organic salsa, fruit teas, and tropical-flavored drinks.
  I served herbal tea to the tea drinkers and fruit juice to the others.
  Don't hesitate to contact us if you need help finding quality vitamin, herbs, lavender flowers, chamomile teas, essential oil, or herbal bath products.
  Let's see - from left to right there's passionfruit, black tea and kumquat teas with tapioca pearls.
2The evergreen shrub or small tree that produces tea leaves, native to South and eastern Asia and grown as a major cash crop.
Camellia sinensis, family Theaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- The colony failed in less than two years because the mulberry trees and tea seedlings perished in the dry California soil.
- This SEWA farm, like many in Gujarat, grows mangoes, tea, spices and other cash crops.
- We could make settlements safer by changing cropping patterns but it's impractical to ask farmers to uproot their sugarcane and tea bushes.
- Outsourcing had worked very well in Zimbabwe and Malawi and it would spread the economy of tea growing to other parts of the region, Crawford said.
- Luku began to grow tea in the 1960s because it had a higher economic value than other crops, such as rice and fruits.
- The filmmaker also found unusual trees: a tea plant, a ban oak, copper beeches, a maidenhair tree in Killarney, and a Kentucky coffee bean tree in Greenside.
- Fortune had been charged with the task of learning the art of tea growing and then obtaining samples of the shrubs.
- We may have been drinking it for the last 350 years but Camellia sinensis, to call the tea plant by its proper name, became a staple in Asia long before.
- The Camellia sinensis tea plant is native to China and commercially produced in tropical and subtropical regions, primarily China, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka (Ceylon).
- On the lower slopes tea is grown; and on the well-rivered plains there are rubber-trees, coconut palms, and paddy fields.
- She rose early to watch the farm workers begin their days planting and harvesting maize, tea and other cash crops.
- The subtropical conditions of the Tweed Valley are perfect for tea growing.
- Unlike tea grown in the Nilgiris and further South, Darjeeling has a very limited harvest period.
- The most important part of a hybrid tea plant is the bud union (graft knob), from where all new canes originate, and it requires the most protection.
- The researchers credit L-theanine, an ingredient found in black, green, oolong and pekoe teas - but not in herbal teas, which usually don't contain Camellia sinensis, the one true tea plant.
- Since the West will never be able to grow tea, coffee and bananas, the South will have its markets for these unique tropical products.
- For thicker roots, such as those of maize, sorghum or tea, this procedure could be used for visualizing the exodermis in a longitudinal view.
- The tea plant, Camellia sinensis, comes in many forms - black, green, oolong.
- The major crops are rice, jute, wheat, tea, sugarcane, and vegetables.
- A ‘flush’ is the term used to describe when the tea plant produces a new growth leaves - the first of the year comes in March.
3British A light afternoon meal consisting typically of tea to drink, sandwiches, and cakes.
Example sentencesExamples
- We dined in the residency with three square meals and afternoon tea.
- Afternoon tea and light refreshments will be served for those who wish to relax and chat with friends.
- Small wonder that this is the place in Madrid for afternoon tea and society weddings.
- Morning coffee and afternoon tea with home-made cakes and biscuits can be enjoyed in the beautiful gardens or under cover of the Loggia.
- Elevenses, packed lunch and afternoon tea will be provided, as well as a supper of organic trout.
- The two princesses had to have a cooked tea because they were in bed by dinner time, but they also had afternoon tea, with sandwiches, scones and a large cake.
- Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner are all taken here, while there is also a secluded dining area at the rear for more formal meals and private parties.
- It was a successful afternoon enjoyed by everyone, which was followed by afternoon tea, consisting of sandwiches and cakes supplied by the choir.
- Allow to cool completely if serving cold for tea, or until barely warm if serving as pudding.
- Try the afternoon tea - any cakes you can't eat will be boxed up for you to take home.
- You can get lighter meals and snacks, as well as afternoon tea, in either the lounge or bar.
- All ocean cruises are full board and include breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and midnight snacks.
- The English are known for their custom of afternoon tea, accompanied by cakes and sandwiches.
- I let him watch Hi - 5 while he eats afternoon tea (rice cakes with cheese spread and sultanas).
- From the Temple we travelled for lunch and afternoon tea at Kenwood House.
- Lunch and afternoon tea will be available at the Memorial Hall.
- Ladies don't sweat or perspire, even after an exhausting day of brunch, tennis, afternoon tea, supper and bridge.
- That means you should be eating breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.
- It will however make a tasty dessert with yoghurt, but it meant I had to drop in at DJ's to get a proper cake for afternoon tea.
- That is always assuming that they can fit it all in after having been served up a full buffet breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and home-made cakes and canapés.
Synonyms
meal, lunch, dinner, supper, repast
1. 3.1 A cooked evening meal.
  See also high tea
  Example sentencesExamples
  Today we're apparently cooking tea for four people in the microwave, simultaneously.
  I think I'll start cooking tea; it's something to do.
  The people were British in their manner, tea was had frequently and the evening meal was called tea, not dinner.
  I cooked tea for myself a few days ago and managed to eat a very undercooked steak and kidney pudding (it's a long story), and have been feeling a bit rough ever since.
  Right, time to splish-splash my way home, shop, do college homework, cook tea and have a bath.
  If you get bored thinking about eating or of what you should cook for tea, take a look at the ‘Did you know’ section.
  I sighed and went to the kitchen, to cook tea with the food that she had promised to buy on her way back from the midwife's.
  On the plus side was the strong possibility that at least one of them would manage to cook his tea by the time he got home and the long odds are against all of them having headaches simultaneously.
  Susan is on the phone to Libby and cooking tea, and is so caught up in this that she forgets to notice a bottle of cooking oil being tipped onto the lit gas burner.
  So: get in at nine thirty, play with dog, print out day's work, cook tea, shower, bed, ready for more of the same tomorrow.
  After supplies it was back home where I washed up without being asked (I'm a saint!), then Rosie cooked curry for tea.
  I don't have time to write the individual reviews though; I've gotta go do my farmwork before I cook everyone's tea.
  The cost is €120 per person sharing, which includes six nights bed and breakfast, lunch and evening tea.
  Bro has promised to come home tomorrow and cook tea and bizarrely he has promised to bake a cake.
  While tea was cooking, we were on the computer armed with a nice cold, strong vodka and coke each.
  His mum was cooking his tea, and she'd kill him if he was late.
  Anyhoo, I spent an action-packed Monday in Brighton asleep on Lisa's bed, before meeting her from work and allowing her to cook my tea.
  Coach departs East Square at 9.30 a.m., fare €35 including lunch and evening tea.
  Her mother told her she had to go back and cook her husband's tea.
  I might start painting, go away to cook tea and come back later and think - ‘that could do with black there,’ he said.
  Synonyms
  evening meal, supper, main meal, repast

Origin

Mid 17th century: probably via Malay from Chinese ( Min dialect) te; related to Mandarin chá. Compare with char.

单词	tea
释义	Definition of tea in English: tea nounPlural teas tiːti mass noun 1A hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water. Katherine sipped her tea Example sentencesExamples The result is a drink that tastes more like cabbage water than tea. Water is an important factor in good tea-making and there used to be three famous springs producing good water for tea. Things have changed from drinking plain tea to water to special solutions but one must know the guidelines. With their daily meals, Kazakhs drink fruit juices, milk, soft drinks, beer, water, and tea. Take small sips of water, weak tea, clear soft drinks, noncaffeinated sports drinks or broth. I retreated into the kitchen and boiled some water for tea. Manganese miners consumed significantly more water and tea, because of the existence of the hot climate in their workplace. Gaunt mothers and children sat near their tents, sometimes boiling water for tea, a ritual of normalcy that they still maintained. Sales of beverages such as water, juice, tea, and sports drinks are growing as much as eight times faster than U.S. soda sales. In Gujarat, local hospitality demands that guests are offered water and tea almost as soon as they arrive. He was making popcorn on the stove and boiling water for tea. She cut out sugar, white flour and processed foods and drank only water and tea. The doodle shows an almost cartoonish figure of a man being scalded in a teacup by the boiling tea. In fact there was a pot of tea and hot water which provided three cups. I make myself a cup of tea and boil some water in a pan to make pasta as I listen to them. By boiling water to make tea, the bacteria in polluted water were neutralised. Please make yourself comfortable, have some water or tea. Aside from water, tea is the most common beverage consumed worldwide. Now I'm washing out of a bucket of water, slurping my tea and arguing with rickshaw drivers. She went over to her mother, who was boiling water for the tea. 1.1 The dried leaves used to make tea. tea from India and Ceylon count noun tea bags containing teas from selected estates Example sentencesExamples In general, black teas and oolong teas should steep for 3 to 5 minutes. At one end of the market, a few stands sold a variety of local spices, sauces, tea and jams. That time Mary McCormack in her little thatched shop kept flour, tea, sugar, salt, lamp oil, and perhaps some liquorice sweets. The Empire was created to provide access to cheap tea and sugar in the days before Tesco. Over the last year the price of sugar, wheat flour and tea has trebled and the cost of other basic household consumer goods has risen by 30 percent. Restaurant operators can increase tea sales by offering more choices and upsell with specialty teas containing herbs, fruit peels and flowers. Fungi can grow on tea with poor packaging and storing. Canned meats and fish, as well as flour, tea, and sugar, have become important food items as well. However, there were no longer any sales of tea, whiskey, pepper, frying pans or thread. In the second half of the nineteenth century, camphor and tea became major exports. A search of the cupboards reveals tea, sugar, and a mug. In Europe such goods as chocolate, honey, sugar, bananas, tea, and orange juice are also getting certified. He recalled how five years ago he had to get samples of South Indian tea from London. It is complicated for them to get important goods like tea, flour, or tobacco. Washed by gentle waves of the Indian Ocean, it is well known for its tea, rubber, spices and, of course, coconuts. Among plantations in India, tea is a major foreign exchange earner. This was the country known to travellers for centuries for its beauty, its exotic culture, its tea and exotic spices. From 1680 onwards the European demand for tea grew, and imports began to steadily increase. The lockable drawer usually contained three tinned compartments with tightly fitting lids in which to store tea and sugar. The Aborigines attacked the settlers because they wanted goods such as sugar, flour, blankets, tea and tobacco. 1.2usually with modifier A drink made from the infused leaves, fruits, or flowers of plants other than tea. herbal tea count noun fruit teas Example sentencesExamples So take your herbal health teas and give us a break, okay? Meanwhile I am going to continue with megadoses of vitamin C, ginger tea, lots of water, and raw garlic. I served herbal tea to the tea drinkers and fruit juice to the others. You can fill baskets with all sorts of goodies, from herbal teas to fruits to satchels of sea salts for a relaxing bath. Fill a large basket with an assortment of goodies from your health food store, such as organic salsa, fruit teas, and tropical-flavored drinks. Remembering about the way the castle worked, she wished for a cup of steaming peppermint tea, with extra sugar. You can avoid caffeine by choosing green teas such as Chinese Gunpowder, and herbal teas with rose hips, chamomile, peppermint and raspberry. Don't hesitate to contact us if you need help finding quality vitamin, herbs, lavender flowers, chamomile teas, essential oil, or herbal bath products. Bottled water, tap water; 100% juice, milk, sports drinks, seltzers and herbal teas are all hydrating beverages. Let's see - from left to right there's passionfruit, black tea and kumquat teas with tapioca pearls. I buy peppermint tea, red grape juice in a wine-coloured matt package with six languages on it, pear juice and packets of almonds. Drink nettle or dandelion teas and eat foods rich in vitamin B6, including sunflower seeds, brown rice, buckwheat and avocados. We ate the free chocolate coated coffee beans and tried all the fruit tea samples. Drink at least eight glasses of water, herbal teas and unsweetened fruit juice. The dining-room, with vistas of the lake and the mountains, remains open all day for restorative drinks of water, herbal tea and vegetable broth. This is followed by up to two quarts of warm salted water or strong licorice tea which in such high dosage is emetic. Herbal teas are made by placing the prescribed amount of herbs (usually one or two teaspoons) in a cup or a teapot and then pour boiling water over the mixture. Try caffeine-free drinks, such as fruit teas, as an alternative. Standard tea bags still make up 63 per cent of the total market while herbal and fruit teas account for 27 per cent of retail sales. Try fruit teas or herbal teas as an alternative to caffeine. 1.3West Indian Any hot drink, for example, coffee or cocoa. Example sentencesExamples Cocoa tea is a rich, local breakfast drink. Synonyms drink 2The evergreen shrub or small tree which produces tea leaves, native to southern and eastern Asia and grown as a major cash crop. Camellia sinensis, family Theaceae Example sentencesExamples Fortune had been charged with the task of learning the art of tea growing and then obtaining samples of the shrubs. This SEWA farm, like many in Gujarat, grows mangoes, tea, spices and other cash crops. The most important part of a hybrid tea plant is the bud union (graft knob), from where all new canes originate, and it requires the most protection. The subtropical conditions of the Tweed Valley are perfect for tea growing. The Camellia sinensis tea plant is native to China and commercially produced in tropical and subtropical regions, primarily China, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka (Ceylon). We may have been drinking it for the last 350 years but Camellia sinensis, to call the tea plant by its proper name, became a staple in Asia long before. The colony failed in less than two years because the mulberry trees and tea seedlings perished in the dry California soil. For thicker roots, such as those of maize, sorghum or tea, this procedure could be used for visualizing the exodermis in a longitudinal view. The filmmaker also found unusual trees: a tea plant, a ban oak, copper beeches, a maidenhair tree in Killarney, and a Kentucky coffee bean tree in Greenside. Unlike tea grown in the Nilgiris and further South, Darjeeling has a very limited harvest period. Outsourcing had worked very well in Zimbabwe and Malawi and it would spread the economy of tea growing to other parts of the region, Crawford said. Luku began to grow tea in the 1960s because it had a higher economic value than other crops, such as rice and fruits. The researchers credit L-theanine, an ingredient found in black, green, oolong and pekoe teas - but not in herbal teas, which usually don't contain Camellia sinensis, the one true tea plant. A ‘flush’ is the term used to describe when the tea plant produces a new growth leaves - the first of the year comes in March. The major crops are rice, jute, wheat, tea, sugarcane, and vegetables. We could make settlements safer by changing cropping patterns but it's impractical to ask farmers to uproot their sugarcane and tea bushes. Since the West will never be able to grow tea, coffee and bananas, the South will have its markets for these unique tropical products. The tea plant, Camellia sinensis, comes in many forms - black, green, oolong. On the lower slopes tea is grown; and on the well-rivered plains there are rubber-trees, coconut palms, and paddy fields. She rose early to watch the farm workers begin their days planting and harvesting maize, tea and other cash crops. 3British A light afternoon meal consisting typically of tea to drink, sandwiches, and cakes. they were about to take afternoon tea count noun picnic teas Example sentencesExamples That means you should be eating breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. We dined in the residency with three square meals and afternoon tea. Lunch and afternoon tea will be available at the Memorial Hall. Afternoon tea and light refreshments will be served for those who wish to relax and chat with friends. Small wonder that this is the place in Madrid for afternoon tea and society weddings. Elevenses, packed lunch and afternoon tea will be provided, as well as a supper of organic trout. You can get lighter meals and snacks, as well as afternoon tea, in either the lounge or bar. From the Temple we travelled for lunch and afternoon tea at Kenwood House. All ocean cruises are full board and include breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and midnight snacks. I let him watch Hi - 5 while he eats afternoon tea (rice cakes with cheese spread and sultanas). Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner are all taken here, while there is also a secluded dining area at the rear for more formal meals and private parties. The two princesses had to have a cooked tea because they were in bed by dinner time, but they also had afternoon tea, with sandwiches, scones and a large cake. The English are known for their custom of afternoon tea, accompanied by cakes and sandwiches. Ladies don't sweat or perspire, even after an exhausting day of brunch, tennis, afternoon tea, supper and bridge. It will however make a tasty dessert with yoghurt, but it meant I had to drop in at DJ's to get a proper cake for afternoon tea. That is always assuming that they can fit it all in after having been served up a full buffet breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and home-made cakes and canapés. Morning coffee and afternoon tea with home-made cakes and biscuits can be enjoyed in the beautiful gardens or under cover of the Loggia. Try the afternoon tea - any cakes you can't eat will be boxed up for you to take home. Allow to cool completely if serving cold for tea, or until barely warm if serving as pudding. It was a successful afternoon enjoyed by everyone, which was followed by afternoon tea, consisting of sandwiches and cakes supplied by the choir. Synonyms meal, lunch, dinner, supper, repast 3.1 A cooked evening meal. fish and chips for tea See also high tea count noun it reminds me of Sunday teas when I was a very small child Example sentencesExamples Right, time to splish-splash my way home, shop, do college homework, cook tea and have a bath. After supplies it was back home where I washed up without being asked (I'm a saint!), then Rosie cooked curry for tea. I don't have time to write the individual reviews though; I've gotta go do my farmwork before I cook everyone's tea. I sighed and went to the kitchen, to cook tea with the food that she had promised to buy on her way back from the midwife's. Coach departs East Square at 9.30 a.m., fare €35 including lunch and evening tea. If you get bored thinking about eating or of what you should cook for tea, take a look at the ‘Did you know’ section. His mum was cooking his tea, and she'd kill him if he was late. Her mother told her she had to go back and cook her husband's tea. I think I'll start cooking tea; it's something to do. While tea was cooking, we were on the computer armed with a nice cold, strong vodka and coke each. Anyhoo, I spent an action-packed Monday in Brighton asleep on Lisa's bed, before meeting her from work and allowing her to cook my tea. Today we're apparently cooking tea for four people in the microwave, simultaneously. Bro has promised to come home tomorrow and cook tea and bizarrely he has promised to bake a cake. I cooked tea for myself a few days ago and managed to eat a very undercooked steak and kidney pudding (it's a long story), and have been feeling a bit rough ever since. The cost is €120 per person sharing, which includes six nights bed and breakfast, lunch and evening tea. On the plus side was the strong possibility that at least one of them would manage to cook his tea by the time he got home and the long odds are against all of them having headaches simultaneously. So: get in at nine thirty, play with dog, print out day's work, cook tea, shower, bed, ready for more of the same tomorrow. Susan is on the phone to Libby and cooking tea, and is so caught up in this that she forgets to notice a bottle of cooking oil being tipped onto the lit gas burner. I might start painting, go away to cook tea and come back later and think - ‘that could do with black there,’ he said. The people were British in their manner, tea was had frequently and the evening meal was called tea, not dinner. Synonyms evening meal, supper, main meal, repast 3.2West Indian Breakfast, typically consisting of a hot drink and bread. Example sentencesExamples He had eaten a big tea. verbteas, tea'd, teaing, teaed tiː archaic no object, with adverbial Drink tea or take afternoon tea. I teaed with Professor Herron Example sentencesExamples By the time we got back I was starved, so tea'd and toasted, then headed out into town to retrieve my car from the multi-story. Phrases not for all the tea in China informal There is nothing at all that could induce one to do something. I wouldn't do that girl's job—not for all the tea in China Example sentencesExamples Even if you can't write for children, not for all the tea in China or every last drop of coffee in Starbucks. And, when you think about it, they're new: that bright white LED is something you just couldn't have a few years ago, not for all the tea in China. We can't do it without your help… not for all the tea in China. It has been around since the 1940s - perhaps influenced by the expression ‘I wouldn't do that, not for all the tea in China.’ The way I feel now, I would not for all the tea in China go back to the House of Commons - or the House of Lords. Not for Mr Bradshaw, not for the Residents' Association, not for all the tea in China. tea and sympathy informal Kind and attentive behaviour towards someone who is upset or in trouble. they need a plan of action rather than tea and sympathy Example sentencesExamples In that time, North Yorkshire County Council and ministers have offered them plenty of tea and sympathy - and the occasional promise to make the appalling traffic go away. As well as tea and sympathy, they were lavishly attended on by waiters bearing fine wines and sumptuous snacks in the palace's state apartments. Its bribes were as irresistible as they were reckless - blind-eyed debt relief, abundant aid, even tea and sympathy over Kashmir. The problem has to be stamped out - not given tea and sympathy. If we are to be successful in turning our Neets into Yums (young and upwardly mobile) a bit more ‘get on your bike’ and a bit less tea and sympathy might be in order. Players grumbled that Johnson had sneaked offside before netting the equaliser but, if they were looking for tea and sympathy from their manager, they didn't get it. If kids don't know the difference between right and wrong by the time they are 15 there's something seriously wrong with them or they need discipline not tea and sympathy. They're wasting their time taking offenders to court, knowing they will be given tea and sympathy by some blinkered judge/magistrate. We'd invite him to Devon for a therapeutic break, herbal tea and sympathy - and if he fancied mowing my lawn, so much the better. Sir - May I through your paper thank the kind staff of Baildon Timber on Otley Road who came to help at a road traffic accident and offered tea and sympathy. Origin Mid 17th century: probably via Malay from Chinese (Min dialect) te; related to Mandarin chá. Compare with char³. No drink could be more British than tea, but it did not enter the language or the country until the 17th century. The word goes back to Mandarin Chinese chá. A ‘nice cup of tea’ might be offered to someone feeling shocked and distressed, and tea and sympathy, used as the title of a play in 1953 and a film in 1956, has become a general phrase for comforting behaviour towards someone who is upset or in trouble. Tea became a meal in the mid 18th century, at first afternoon tea but then sometimes, especially in northern England, Australia, and New Zealand, an evening meal. A storm in a teacup, meaning ‘a great deal of anxiety or excitement over a trivial matter’, dates from the 19th century, but with different wording, such as a storm in a cream bowl, the idea goes back at least to the 1670s. A tempest in a teapot is the US equivalent. Rhymes absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, marquee, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, three, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee noun.1 phr. Definition of tea in US English: tea nountitē 1A hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water. Example sentencesExamples Things have changed from drinking plain tea to water to special solutions but one must know the guidelines. By boiling water to make tea, the bacteria in polluted water were neutralised. Take small sips of water, weak tea, clear soft drinks, noncaffeinated sports drinks or broth. Now I'm washing out of a bucket of water, slurping my tea and arguing with rickshaw drivers. The doodle shows an almost cartoonish figure of a man being scalded in a teacup by the boiling tea. Please make yourself comfortable, have some water or tea. The result is a drink that tastes more like cabbage water than tea. With their daily meals, Kazakhs drink fruit juices, milk, soft drinks, beer, water, and tea. Manganese miners consumed significantly more water and tea, because of the existence of the hot climate in their workplace. I retreated into the kitchen and boiled some water for tea. I make myself a cup of tea and boil some water in a pan to make pasta as I listen to them. Gaunt mothers and children sat near their tents, sometimes boiling water for tea, a ritual of normalcy that they still maintained. She went over to her mother, who was boiling water for the tea. In fact there was a pot of tea and hot water which provided three cups. Water is an important factor in good tea-making and there used to be three famous springs producing good water for tea. Aside from water, tea is the most common beverage consumed worldwide. In Gujarat, local hospitality demands that guests are offered water and tea almost as soon as they arrive. He was making popcorn on the stove and boiling water for tea. She cut out sugar, white flour and processed foods and drank only water and tea. Sales of beverages such as water, juice, tea, and sports drinks are growing as much as eight times faster than U.S. soda sales. 1.1 The dried leaves used to make tea. Example sentencesExamples The lockable drawer usually contained three tinned compartments with tightly fitting lids in which to store tea and sugar. It is complicated for them to get important goods like tea, flour, or tobacco. Among plantations in India, tea is a major foreign exchange earner. From 1680 onwards the European demand for tea grew, and imports began to steadily increase. A search of the cupboards reveals tea, sugar, and a mug. Canned meats and fish, as well as flour, tea, and sugar, have become important food items as well. In general, black teas and oolong teas should steep for 3 to 5 minutes. That time Mary McCormack in her little thatched shop kept flour, tea, sugar, salt, lamp oil, and perhaps some liquorice sweets. The Aborigines attacked the settlers because they wanted goods such as sugar, flour, blankets, tea and tobacco. In Europe such goods as chocolate, honey, sugar, bananas, tea, and orange juice are also getting certified. The Empire was created to provide access to cheap tea and sugar in the days before Tesco. He recalled how five years ago he had to get samples of South Indian tea from London. Over the last year the price of sugar, wheat flour and tea has trebled and the cost of other basic household consumer goods has risen by 30 percent. At one end of the market, a few stands sold a variety of local spices, sauces, tea and jams. Restaurant operators can increase tea sales by offering more choices and upsell with specialty teas containing herbs, fruit peels and flowers. This was the country known to travellers for centuries for its beauty, its exotic culture, its tea and exotic spices. Fungi can grow on tea with poor packaging and storing. However, there were no longer any sales of tea, whiskey, pepper, frying pans or thread. Washed by gentle waves of the Indian Ocean, it is well known for its tea, rubber, spices and, of course, coconuts. In the second half of the nineteenth century, camphor and tea became major exports. 1.2usually with modifier A hot drink made from the infused leaves, fruits, or flowers of other plants. herbal tea fruit teas Example sentencesExamples Drink at least eight glasses of water, herbal teas and unsweetened fruit juice. Try fruit teas or herbal teas as an alternative to caffeine. You can fill baskets with all sorts of goodies, from herbal teas to fruits to satchels of sea salts for a relaxing bath. So take your herbal health teas and give us a break, okay? The dining-room, with vistas of the lake and the mountains, remains open all day for restorative drinks of water, herbal tea and vegetable broth. This is followed by up to two quarts of warm salted water or strong licorice tea which in such high dosage is emetic. Bottled water, tap water; 100% juice, milk, sports drinks, seltzers and herbal teas are all hydrating beverages. Remembering about the way the castle worked, she wished for a cup of steaming peppermint tea, with extra sugar. Standard tea bags still make up 63 per cent of the total market while herbal and fruit teas account for 27 per cent of retail sales. Herbal teas are made by placing the prescribed amount of herbs (usually one or two teaspoons) in a cup or a teapot and then pour boiling water over the mixture. We ate the free chocolate coated coffee beans and tried all the fruit tea samples. Try caffeine-free drinks, such as fruit teas, as an alternative. I buy peppermint tea, red grape juice in a wine-coloured matt package with six languages on it, pear juice and packets of almonds. You can avoid caffeine by choosing green teas such as Chinese Gunpowder, and herbal teas with rose hips, chamomile, peppermint and raspberry. Meanwhile I am going to continue with megadoses of vitamin C, ginger tea, lots of water, and raw garlic. Drink nettle or dandelion teas and eat foods rich in vitamin B6, including sunflower seeds, brown rice, buckwheat and avocados. Fill a large basket with an assortment of goodies from your health food store, such as organic salsa, fruit teas, and tropical-flavored drinks. I served herbal tea to the tea drinkers and fruit juice to the others. Don't hesitate to contact us if you need help finding quality vitamin, herbs, lavender flowers, chamomile teas, essential oil, or herbal bath products. Let's see - from left to right there's passionfruit, black tea and kumquat teas with tapioca pearls. 2The evergreen shrub or small tree that produces tea leaves, native to South and eastern Asia and grown as a major cash crop. Camellia sinensis, family Theaceae Example sentencesExamples The colony failed in less than two years because the mulberry trees and tea seedlings perished in the dry California soil. This SEWA farm, like many in Gujarat, grows mangoes, tea, spices and other cash crops. We could make settlements safer by changing cropping patterns but it's impractical to ask farmers to uproot their sugarcane and tea bushes. Outsourcing had worked very well in Zimbabwe and Malawi and it would spread the economy of tea growing to other parts of the region, Crawford said. Luku began to grow tea in the 1960s because it had a higher economic value than other crops, such as rice and fruits. The filmmaker also found unusual trees: a tea plant, a ban oak, copper beeches, a maidenhair tree in Killarney, and a Kentucky coffee bean tree in Greenside. Fortune had been charged with the task of learning the art of tea growing and then obtaining samples of the shrubs. We may have been drinking it for the last 350 years but Camellia sinensis, to call the tea plant by its proper name, became a staple in Asia long before. The Camellia sinensis tea plant is native to China and commercially produced in tropical and subtropical regions, primarily China, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka (Ceylon). On the lower slopes tea is grown; and on the well-rivered plains there are rubber-trees, coconut palms, and paddy fields. She rose early to watch the farm workers begin their days planting and harvesting maize, tea and other cash crops. The subtropical conditions of the Tweed Valley are perfect for tea growing. Unlike tea grown in the Nilgiris and further South, Darjeeling has a very limited harvest period. The most important part of a hybrid tea plant is the bud union (graft knob), from where all new canes originate, and it requires the most protection. The researchers credit L-theanine, an ingredient found in black, green, oolong and pekoe teas - but not in herbal teas, which usually don't contain Camellia sinensis, the one true tea plant. Since the West will never be able to grow tea, coffee and bananas, the South will have its markets for these unique tropical products. For thicker roots, such as those of maize, sorghum or tea, this procedure could be used for visualizing the exodermis in a longitudinal view. The tea plant, Camellia sinensis, comes in many forms - black, green, oolong. The major crops are rice, jute, wheat, tea, sugarcane, and vegetables. A ‘flush’ is the term used to describe when the tea plant produces a new growth leaves - the first of the year comes in March. 3British A light afternoon meal consisting typically of tea to drink, sandwiches, and cakes. Example sentencesExamples We dined in the residency with three square meals and afternoon tea. Afternoon tea and light refreshments will be served for those who wish to relax and chat with friends. Small wonder that this is the place in Madrid for afternoon tea and society weddings. Morning coffee and afternoon tea with home-made cakes and biscuits can be enjoyed in the beautiful gardens or under cover of the Loggia. Elevenses, packed lunch and afternoon tea will be provided, as well as a supper of organic trout. The two princesses had to have a cooked tea because they were in bed by dinner time, but they also had afternoon tea, with sandwiches, scones and a large cake. Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner are all taken here, while there is also a secluded dining area at the rear for more formal meals and private parties. It was a successful afternoon enjoyed by everyone, which was followed by afternoon tea, consisting of sandwiches and cakes supplied by the choir. Allow to cool completely if serving cold for tea, or until barely warm if serving as pudding. Try the afternoon tea - any cakes you can't eat will be boxed up for you to take home. You can get lighter meals and snacks, as well as afternoon tea, in either the lounge or bar. All ocean cruises are full board and include breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and midnight snacks. The English are known for their custom of afternoon tea, accompanied by cakes and sandwiches. I let him watch Hi - 5 while he eats afternoon tea (rice cakes with cheese spread and sultanas). From the Temple we travelled for lunch and afternoon tea at Kenwood House. Lunch and afternoon tea will be available at the Memorial Hall. Ladies don't sweat or perspire, even after an exhausting day of brunch, tennis, afternoon tea, supper and bridge. That means you should be eating breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. It will however make a tasty dessert with yoghurt, but it meant I had to drop in at DJ's to get a proper cake for afternoon tea. That is always assuming that they can fit it all in after having been served up a full buffet breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and home-made cakes and canapés. Synonyms meal, lunch, dinner, supper, repast 3.1 A cooked evening meal. See also high tea Example sentencesExamples Today we're apparently cooking tea for four people in the microwave, simultaneously. I think I'll start cooking tea; it's something to do. The people were British in their manner, tea was had frequently and the evening meal was called tea, not dinner. I cooked tea for myself a few days ago and managed to eat a very undercooked steak and kidney pudding (it's a long story), and have been feeling a bit rough ever since. Right, time to splish-splash my way home, shop, do college homework, cook tea and have a bath. If you get bored thinking about eating or of what you should cook for tea, take a look at the ‘Did you know’ section. I sighed and went to the kitchen, to cook tea with the food that she had promised to buy on her way back from the midwife's. On the plus side was the strong possibility that at least one of them would manage to cook his tea by the time he got home and the long odds are against all of them having headaches simultaneously. Susan is on the phone to Libby and cooking tea, and is so caught up in this that she forgets to notice a bottle of cooking oil being tipped onto the lit gas burner. So: get in at nine thirty, play with dog, print out day's work, cook tea, shower, bed, ready for more of the same tomorrow. After supplies it was back home where I washed up without being asked (I'm a saint!), then Rosie cooked curry for tea. I don't have time to write the individual reviews though; I've gotta go do my farmwork before I cook everyone's tea. The cost is €120 per person sharing, which includes six nights bed and breakfast, lunch and evening tea. Bro has promised to come home tomorrow and cook tea and bizarrely he has promised to bake a cake. While tea was cooking, we were on the computer armed with a nice cold, strong vodka and coke each. His mum was cooking his tea, and she'd kill him if he was late. Anyhoo, I spent an action-packed Monday in Brighton asleep on Lisa's bed, before meeting her from work and allowing her to cook my tea. Coach departs East Square at 9.30 a.m., fare €35 including lunch and evening tea. Her mother told her she had to go back and cook her husband's tea. I might start painting, go away to cook tea and come back later and think - ‘that could do with black there,’ he said. Synonyms evening meal, supper, main meal, repast Origin Mid 17th century: probably via Malay from Chinese ( Min dialect) te; related to Mandarin chá. Compare with char.
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