What is the meaning of tea?

noun

• A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
  • usage: "iced tea is a cooling drink"
• A light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes.
  • usage: "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"
  • synonyms: afternoon tea, teatime
• A tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e. G. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves.
  • usage: "tea has fragrant white flowers"
  • synonyms: Camellia sinensis
• A reception or party at which tea is served.
  • usage: "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"
• Dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea.
  • usage: "the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"; "they threw the tea into Boston harbor"
  • synonyms: tea leaf