Tea (meal) definition

(1) A light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes

"An Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"

(2) Dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea

"The store shelves held many different kinds of tea"

"They threw the tea into Boston harbor"

(3) A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

"Iced tea is a cooling drink"

(4) A reception or party at which tea is served

"We met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"

(5) A tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves

"Tea has fragrant white flowers"