TEA LEAF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tea leaf mean? 

• TEA LEAF (noun)
  The noun TEA LEAF has 1 sense:

1. dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea

  Familiarity information: TEA LEAF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TEA LEAF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

tea; tea leaf

Context example:

they threw the tea into Boston harbor

Hypernyms ("tea leaf" is a kind of...):

herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tea leaf"):

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)

Holonyms ("tea leaf" 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)

Holonyms ("tea leaf" is a substance of...):

tea (a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water)