Tea

Tea

Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. It has a cooling, slightly bitter, astringent flavour which many people enjoy.

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Famous quotes containing the word tea:

    “Not angels, but ghosts;
    curling like pink tea cups
    on any pillow, or kicking,
    showing their innocent bottoms, wailing
    for Lucifer.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

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