Camellia sinensis

Definitions of Camellia sinensis
  1. noun
    a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves
    synonyms: tea
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    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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