Meaning & Definition of Tea in English

1. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

• "Iced tea is a cooling drink"

2. A light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes

• "An englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"

3. A tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. china and japan and india

• Source of tea leaves

• "Tea has fragrant white flowers"

4. A reception or party at which tea is served

• "We met at the dean's tea for newcomers"

5. Dried leaves of the tea shrub

• Used to make tea

• "The store shelves held many different kinds of tea"

• "They threw the tea into boston harbor"