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tea tree

The correct spelling is tea tree.

How to pronounce tea tree

noun

Say it like: Tee- tr-ee

The correct spelling is tea tree. The tea plant, Camellia sinensis, from which black, green, oolong and white tea are all obtained.

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noun

  1. 1.The tea plant, Camellia sinensis, from which black, green, oolong and white tea are all obtained.
  2. 2.The tree Melaleuca alternifolia from which tea tree oil is obtained.
  3. 3.A shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia, Leptospermum scoparium.
  4. 4.The kanuka, Kunzea ericoides.
  5. 5.The duke of Argyll's tea tree, Lycium barbarum, also known as wolfberry or matrimony vine.

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