teas

1. a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in waterExamples: "iced tea is a cooling drink"Synonyms: tea

2. a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakesExamples: "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"Synonyms: afternoon tea, tea, teatime

3. a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leavesExamples: "tea has fragrant white flowers"Synonyms: Camellia sinensis, tea

4. a reception or party at which tea is servedExamples: "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"Synonyms: tea

5. dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make teaExamples: "the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"; "they threw the tea into Boston harbor"Synonyms: tea, tea leaf