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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tea/tiː/
noun
  • 1 a hot drink made by infusing the dried, crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water.

    ■ the dried leaves used to make tea.

    ■ a similar drink made from the leaves, fruits, or flowers of other plants.

  • 2 the evergreen shrub or small tree which produces tea leaves, native to south and east Asia. [Camellia sinensis.]
  • 3 chiefly Brit. a light afternoon meal consisting of sandwiches, cakes, etc., with tea to drink.

    Brit. a cooked evening meal.

– origin C17: prob. via Malay from Chin. (Min dial.) te, rel. to Mandarin chá; cf. char3.

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