tea leaf

Noun
  1. Dried leaves of the tea shrub;
    Used to make tea (synset 107949081)
    "the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"; "they threw the tea into Boston harbor"
    is a type of: herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
    subtypes:
    • tea bag - a measured amount of tea in a bag for an individual serving of tea
    • black tea - fermented tea leaves
    • green tea - tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without fermenting
    • oolong - Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being dried
    is a part of: camellia sinensis, tea - a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves
    substance meronym: tea - a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
    same as: tea

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