tea tree

Meaning

Noun

• The tea plant (Camellia sinensis), from which black, green, oolong and white tea are all obtained.
• The tree Melaleuca alternifolia (species), 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 (species).
• The shrub ti (Cordyline fruticosa).

Related

Similar words

• manuka

Broader meaning words

• tree