English Explanatory Dictionary

tea tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tea plant (Camellia sinensis), from which black, green, oolong and white tea are all obtained.
  2. The tree Melaleuca alternifolia, from which tea tree oil is obtained.
  3. A shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia (Leptospermum scoparium).
  4. The kanuka, Kunzea ericoides.
  5. The duke of Argyll's tea tree (Lycium barbarum), also known as wolfberry or matrimony vine.
  6. The shrub ti (Cordyline fruticosa).
name
  1. A locality in Brighton council area and the Southern Midlands council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Word forms

tea tree tea trees

Synonyms

manuka

Derived words

Tea Tree Gully tea tree oil
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