Tea Leaf (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The antique teapot was filled with loose tea leaves, releasing the aroma as the hot water poured in.
- To prepare the traditional tea, carefully measure one teaspoon of tea leaves per cup of boiling water.
- The tea room offered an array of packages of loose tea leaves from distant lands.
- She rummaged through the tea cabinet, searching for the box of rare, exotic tea leaves.
- The group of protesters, disguised as Native Americans, boarded the ships and tossed the tea leaves into the harbor.