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tea tree

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

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

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Meaning 2

The tea plant (Camellia sinensis), from which black, green, oolong and white tea are all obtained.

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Meaning 3

The tree Melaleuca alternifolia, from which tea tree oil is obtained.

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Meaning 4

A shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia (Leptospermum scoparium).

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Meaning 5

The kanuka, Kunzea ericoides.

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Meaning 6

The duke of Argyll's tea tree (Lycium barbarum), also known as wolfberry or matrimony vine.

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Meaning 7

The shrub ti (Cordyline fruticosa).

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Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: paperikaarnamyrtti — Melaleuca alternifolia
  • German: Teebaum — Melaleuca alternifolia
  • German: Australischer Teebaum — Melaleuca alternifolia
  • Greek: τεϊόδεντρο (teïódentro) — Melaleuca alternifolia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 茶樹 /茶树 (cháshù) — Leptospermum scoparium
  • Finnish: ruusumyrtti — Leptospermum scoparium
  • German: Südseemyrte — Leptospermum scoparium
  • German: Manuka-Strauch — Leptospermum scoparium
  • German: Manuka-Busch — Leptospermum scoparium
  • Māori: kātoa — Leptospermum scoparium