tea in WordNet English dictionary

1. a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
   "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"
   tea  afternoon tea  teatime 
   
2. 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"
   tea  Camellia sinensis 
   
3. a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
   "iced tea is a cooling drink"
   tea 
   
4. 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"
   tea  tea leaf 
   
5. a reception or party at which tea is served
   "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"
   tea