- new zealand tea tree
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized N&Z: a tea tree (Leptospermum scoparium) of New Zealand and Australia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
new zealand tea tree
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New Zealand tea — 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
Tea 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
New Jersey tea — 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
Tea 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… … Wikipedia
tea 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
white tea tree — noun 1. : an Australian tea tree (Melaleuca leucadendron) with white bark 2. : a New Zealand tea tree (Leptospermum ericoides) with heathlike foliage … Useful english dictionary
tea 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
tea 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 ( … Useful english dictionary
tea 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… … English dictionary
tea-tree — /ˈti tri / (say tee tree) noun any of various species of shrubs or small trees of the genera Leptospermum or Melaleuca, native to Australia and New Zealand, often having white, pink, or red flowers; certain varieties yield an oil used as a… …
