Definition 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. "Tea has fragrant white flowers"

Exact synonyms: Tea
Terms within: Tea, Tea Leaf
Group relationships: Genus Camellia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Camellia Sinensis

Cambro-
Cambro-Briton
Cambro-Britons
Cambs
Cambyses
Camden
Camdenite
Camdenites
CamelCase
Camelidae
Camelina
Camelina sativa
Camellia State
Camellia japonica
Camellia sinensis
Camelopardalis
Camelot
Camelus
Camelus bactrianus
Camelus dromedarius
Camembert
Cameron
Cameronian
Cameronians
Cameronite
Cameronites
Cameroon
Cameroon franc
Cameroonian

Literary usage of Camellia sinensis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Eat Your Food! Gastronomical Glory from Garden to Gut: A Coastalfields ...by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate (2007)
"Tea is typically made from the leaves and buds of the shrub camellia sinensis, but may refer to the brewing of any herb or spice. Herbal tea will be treated ..."

2. Forget Not Mee & My Garden...": Selected Letters, 1725-1768, of Peter by Peter Collinson (2002)
"It has Shining Evergreen Bay Like Leaves and Bears Large Double Crimson Flowers and another that Bears Double White flowers [camellia sinensis]. ..."

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