tea garden

noun

1
: a public garden where tea and light refreshments are served
2
: a tea plantation

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Activities and programming throughout the season include live music, family yoga, sunset meditation, wine tasting, flower workshops, tractor rides, a sweet pea maze and a tea garden. San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025 Besides the stunning cherry blossom season, Japan blends modern conveniences with ancient history, from robots serving food to ancient tea gardens, so there's always something to do. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025 There’s also a heritage orchard of 2,500 apples, pear trees and a Japanese tea garden with ponds. Paula Conway, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 Zoom in: The Tea House Spa's roots go back to the 1940s, when a Santa Cruz native established a traditional Japanese tea garden in a bid to facilitate healing in the aftermath of the World War II and the incarceration of Japanese Americans. Shawna Chen, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tea garden

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of tea garden was in 1780

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“Tea garden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20garden. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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