tea plant

noun

The bush Camellia sinensis, the leaves of which are picked, dried and used to make the beverage tea.

Meanings

nountea plant (plural tea plants)

plural tea plants

  1. The bush Camellia sinensis, the leaves of which are picked, dried and used to make the beverage tea.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Catalan te, planta del te
  • teCamellia sinensis
  • planta del teCamellia sinensis
Chinese Mandarin 茶樹 /茶树
  • 茶樹 /茶树 (cháshù)Camellia sinensis
Czech čajovník
  • čajovníkCamellia sinensis
Dutch theestruik
  • theestruikCamellia sinensis
Estonian teepõõsas
  • teepõõsasCamellia sinensis
Finnish teepensas
  • teepensasCamellia sinensis
French théier
  • théierCamellia sinensis
German Teepflanze
  • TeepflanzeCamellia sinensis
Italian pianta del tè
  • pianta del tèCamellia sinensis
Japanese 茶の木
  • 茶の木 (cha no ki)Camellia sinensis
Korean 차나무
  • 차나무 (chanamu)Camellia sinensis
Polish herbata
  • herbataCamellia sinensis
Portuguese chá
  • cháCamellia sinensis
Romanian ceai
  • ceaiCamellia sinensis
Russian чай, ча́йный куст
  • чай (čaj)Camellia sinensis
  • ча́йный куст (čájnyj kust)Camellia sinensis
Spanish planta de té
  • planta de téCamellia sinensis
Swahili mchai
  • mchaiCamellia sinensis
Welsh coeden de
  • coeden deCamellia sinensis
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APA

tea plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20plant

MLA

“tea plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20plant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tea plant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20plant.

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