tea plant
Camellia sinensis, specifically
The tea plant is an evergreen shrub native to East Asia, cultivated for its leaves, which are processed to make tea.
Most commercial tea—black, green, white, oolong—comes from the same species, with differences arising from processing methods rather than plant variety.
Tea plants thrive in humid, mountainous regions.
Removing by tugging
- flushSame suit, five cards
- first flushEarliest surge or onset
- autumnalOf the harvest season
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
shoots · tips · picking · yield · seasonal · manual · hand-picked · crop
Retains foliage year-round
- shrubSmall woody plant
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- bushMulti-stemmed woody plant
woody · perennial · branching · stem · angiosperm · dicotyledon · vegetative · sapling
Methylxanthine stimulant compound
- tanninsAstringent plant compounds
- polyphenolsPlant-derived antioxidant compounds
- catechinsPolyphenolic tea compounds
- antioxidantsSubstances counteracting oxidative damage
Tea-producing Indian state
- DarjeelingBengali mountain tea town
- CeylonSri Lanka's former name
- ChineseOf that Asian nation
- TaiwaneseOf the island republic
Room for infants
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
mulching · irrigation · fertilizer · soil · terracing · shade-grown · clonal · grafting
plucking
Removing by tugging
- flushSame suit, five cards
- first flushEarliest surge or onset
- autumnalOf the harvest season
monsoon · shoots · tips · picking · yield · seasonal · manual · hand-picked · crop
evergreen
Retains foliage year-round
bush · woody · perennial · branching · stem · angiosperm · dicotyledon · vegetative · sapling · root system
caffeine
Methylxanthine stimulant compound
- tanninsAstringent plant compounds
- polyphenolsPlant-derived antioxidant compounds
- catechinsPolyphenolic tea compounds
antioxidants · flavonoids · chlorophyll · amino acids · astringency
Assam
Tea-producing Indian state
- DarjeelingBengali mountain tea town
- CeylonSri Lanka's former name
- ChineseOf that Asian nation
Taiwanese · Japanese · Kenyan · clone · cultivar · varietal · hybrid
nursery
Room for infants
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
transplanting · mulching · irrigation · fertilizer · soil · terracing · shade-grown · clonal · grafting · elevation
withering
Drying and declining
fermentation · firing · steaming · bruising · sorting · grading · curing
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