tea, afternoon tea, teatime - a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea" --2is a kind ofmeal, repast
tea, tea leaf - 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" --3is a kind ofherb --3is a part of tea, Camellia sinensis --3is a substance of tea --3has particulars: tea bag; black tea; green tea; oolong
tea, Camellia sinensis - 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" --5is a kind ofshrub, bush --5is a member of genus Camellia --5has parts: tea, tea leaf