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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tea /ti/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[uncountable] the dried and prepared leaves of an Asian shrub, used to make a beverage.
- Plant Biology[uncountable] the shrub itself.
- a bitter beverage prepared by adding tea leaves to boiling water: [uncountable]a cup of tea.[countable]I'll have two teas with sugar and lemon, please.
- Plant Biology[uncountable] any kind of leaves, flowers, etc., so used, or any plant yielding them.
- a snack or light meal, usually including tea, sandwiches, and cakes, eaten in the late afternoon: [uncountable]They had us over for tea.[countable]a lovely afternoon tea.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tea (tē),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologythe dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Plant Biologythe shrub itself, extensively cultivated in China, Japan, India, etc., and having fragrant white flowers. Cf. tea family.
- the beverage so prepared, served hot or iced.
- Plant Biologyany kind of leaves, flowers, etc., so used, or any plant yielding them.
- any of various infusions prepared from the leaves, flowers, etc., of other plants, and used as beverages or medicines.
- FoodSee beef bouillon.
- British Termsany meal, whether a light snack or one consisting of several courses, eaten in the late afternoon or in the evening;
any meal other than dinner, eaten after the middle of the afternoon. - an afternoon reception at which tea is served.
- Slang Termsmarijuana.
- one's cup of tea, something suitable, appropriate, or attractive to one:Horror movies and westerns are just not my cup of tea.
- dialect, dialectal Chinese (Xiamen) t'e, akin to Chinese chá
- 1590–1600; 1940–45 for def. 9;
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