tea tree

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tea tree^¹

noun tea trees

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. It was a subject requiring the figure. The figure of a girl standing in the water, dappled by light and shade through the tea-tree, with the sunlit bank behind her. Bradly scanned the lagoon up and down, searching the clumps of mangrove for the figure of a girl.
A shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia (Leptospermum scoparium).
Similar: manuka
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).

Tea Tree^²

proper noun

A locality in Brighton council area and the Southern Midlands council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.

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noun Melaleuca alternifolia

Deutsch	Teebaum, Australischer Teebaum
Ελληνικά	τεϊόδεντρο teïódentro

noun Leptospermum scoparium

中文	茶樹 /茶树 cháshù
Deutsch	Südseemyrte, Manuka-Strauch, Manuka-Busch

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@misc{tea_tree_2026,
  title = {tea tree},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tea%20tree},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}