tea tree

  • 1Tea tree — Tea Tea (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[ e].] 1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea Chinensis} or {Camellia Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Tea tree — or Ti tree is a popular name that has been applied to a number of different, unrelated plants: * Camellia sinensis (aka Thea sinensis ), from which black, green, oolong and white tea are all obtained. * Melaleuca from which tea tree oil is… …

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  • 3tea tree — tea ,tree noun count a small tree from Australia and New Zealand that produces a special oil used for treating minor skin problems, or in beauty products a. uncount oil from a tea tree …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 4tea tree — tea′ tree n. a tall shrub or small tree, Leptospermum scoparium, of the myrtle family, native to New Zealand and Australia • Etymology: 1750–60; so called from the use of its leaves as an infusion …

    From formal English to slang

  • 5tea tree — noun Etymology: tea (I) + tree 1. : tea 1a 2. [so called from the use of their leaves as a substitute for tea] a. : any of various Australian shrubs or trees of the genus Leptospermum ( …

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  • 6Tea-tree — Arbre à thé Arbre à thé …

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  • 7Tea tree — Arbre à thé Arbre à thé …

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  • 8tea tree — UK / US noun Word forms tea tree : singular tea tree plural tea trees a) [countable] a small tree from Australia and New Zealand that produces a special oil used for treating minor skin problems, or used in beauty products b) [uncountable] oil… …

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  • 9tea tree — noun 1》 (also ti tree) an Australasian flowering shrub or small tree, some species of which yield an essential oil or have leaves that are sometimes used for tea. [Melaleuca alternifolia and Leptospermum scoparium (manuka) and related species.]… …

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  • 10tea tree — Melaleuca alternifolia, a tree native to eastern Australia; its leaves and branches yield tea tree oil …

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