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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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
tea-tree
Plural:
tea trees