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tea

noun
  1. a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
    “An Englishman would interrupt a war to have afternoon tea.”
    afternoon teateatime
  2. dried leaves of the tea shrub
    “used to make tea”
    tea leaf
  3. a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
    “iced tea is a cooling drink”
  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”