tea leaf

tea leaf

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the dried leaf of the tea shrub, used to make tea

2. (usually plural) shredded parts of these leaves, esp after infusion

3. Brit and Austral slang a thief

[sense 3 rhyming slang]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tea leaf - 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 herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities tea bag - a measured amount of tea in a bag for an individual serving of tea tea - a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink" 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 Camellia sinensis, tea - 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"