tea

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

TEA, noun 1. The leaves of the tea-tree as dried and imported. There are several kinds of tea as imperial tea hyson and young hyson, called green teas; souchong and bohea, called black teas, etc. 3. Any infusion or decoction of vegetables; as sage tea; camomile tea etc.
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