Noun
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. 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"4. a reception or party at which tea is served;
"we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"5. 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"