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tea tree

noun

Meaning

  • The tea plant, Camellia sinensis, from which black, green, oolong and white tea are all obtained.

  • The tree Melaleuca alternifolia from which tea tree oil is obtained.

  • A shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia, Leptospermum scoparium.

  • The kanuka, Kunzea ericoides.

  • The duke of Argyll's tea tree, Lycium barbarum, also known as wolfberry or matrimony vine.

  • The shrub ti, Cordyline fruticosa.

Synonyms

manuka