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Tea-tree definition

A melaleuca tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) of Australia whose leaves yield an oil used in cosmetics and for medicinal purposes.
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Any of various evergreen shrubs or small trees of the genus Leptospermum, native to Southeast Asia and Australasia, having showy flowers and small needlelike leaves formerly used to make a tealike beverage.
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A melaleuca tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) of Australia whose leaves yield an oil used in cosmetics and for medicinal purposes.
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Any of various evergreen shrubs or small trees of the genus Leptospermum, native to Southeast Asia and Australasia, having showy flowers and small needlelike leaves formerly used to make a tealike beverage.
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The tea plant, Camellia sinensis, from which black, green, oolong and white tea are all obtained.
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The tree Melaleuca alternifolia from which tea tree oil is obtained.
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A shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia, Leptospermum scoparium.
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The kanuka, Kunzea ericoides.
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The duke of Argyll's tea tree, Lycium barbarum, also known as wolfberry or matrimony vine.
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The shrub ti, Cordyline fruticosa.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
tea-tree
Plural:
tea trees

Tea-tree Sentence Examples

  • Evidence of the abundant existence of the indigenous tea-tree was obtained; and the directors of the East India Company.

  • Magnolia, Aucuba, Abelia and Skimmia may be mentioned as examples of Chinese genera found in the eastern Himalayas, and the tea-tree grows wild in Assam.

  • It's free of perfumes and dyes and it also contains shea butter and tea tree oil.

  • Typical sources of essential oils include chamomile, lavender, rosemary and tea tree.

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