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Noun tea has 5 senses
- tea - a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink"
--1 is a kind of beverage, drink, drinkable, potable
--1 has substances: tea, tea leaf; caffeine, caffein
--1 has particulars:
- 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"
--2 is a kind of meal, 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"
--3 is a kind of herb
--3 is a part of tea, Camellia sinensis
--3 is a substance of tea
--3 has particulars: tea bag; black tea; green tea; oolong
- tea - a reception or party at which tea is served; "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"
--4 is a kind of reception
- 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"
--5 is a kind of shrub, bush
--5 is a member of genus Camellia
--5 has parts: tea, tea leaf
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