🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

planta de chá

Pronunciation / Transliteration: planta de sha

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tea Plant/tiː plænt/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A planta de chá é essencial para a produção de bebidas."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A shrub or small tree, Camellia sinensis, whose leaves are used to produce tea.

    "The tea-plant thrives in humid, tropical climates, making regions like Assam ideal for cultivation."
  2. 2

    The source of tea leaves, often cultivated in plantations.

    "Farmers carefully harvest the leaves from the tea-plant to ensure the best flavor in their brews."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'tea' originates from the Chinese word '茶' (chá), which was introduced to English in the 17th century through trade. The word 'plant' comes from the Latin 'planta', meaning 'sprout' or 'young tree', reflecting the botanical nature of the term.

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