noun

1. a white-flowered, evergreen plant (Camellia sinensis) of the tea family, grown in China, India, Japan, etc.
2. its dried and prepared leaves, used to make a beverage
3. the beverage made by soaking such leaves in boiling water
4. any of several plants resembling or used as tea
5. a tealike beverage made from such a plant or from a meat extract mint tea, beef tea
6. Brit.
   1. a light meal, esp. in the late afternoon, at which tea is the usual beverage
   2. a more substantial, early evening meal that is often the main meal of the day (in Britain usually called high tea)
7. a reception or other social gathering in the afternoon, at which tea, coffee, etc. are served
8. ☆ Slang marijuana

Etymology: Amoy Chin t'e (Mandarin ch'a)

adjective