tea

n 1: a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea

is a cooling drink"

2: (British) a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or

cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his

afternoon tea" [syn: {afternoon tea}, {teatime}]

3: extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India;

source of tea leaves [syn: {Camellia sinensis}]

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" [syn: {tea leaf}]