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flowering tea

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of tea originating in China consisting of a bundle of dried tea leaves and one or more dried flowers, made to unfurl decoratively like a blossoming flower when hot water is added to steep it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 花茶 (huāchá) — Chinese tea
  • Finnish: teekukka — Chinese tea
  • Russian: свя́занный чай (svjázannyj čaj) — Chinese tea
  • Russian: цвето́чный чай (cvetóčnyj čaj) — Chinese tea