French word

théier

Pronunciation

IPA/teje/

Meaning

  • masculine nountea plant

Example

Je plante un théier dans mon jardin.

I am planting a tea plant in my garden.

Illustration for théier (tea plant)

More examples

On récolte les feuilles du théier au printemps.

They harvest the leaves of the tea plant in spring.

Core concept

A compact tea shrub with leafy branches harvested and processed into a drink.

Similar words

théière: A container for holding and serving brewed tea.
plante: A rooted living organism grown in soil, a garden, or a pot.
feuille: A thin, flat structure growing from a plant, often green.

Definition in French

Plante cultivée, arbuste ou petit arbre dont les feuilles, une fois récoltées et transformées, servent à préparer le thé.

Word origin

French théier combines thé, meaning tea, with the suffix -ier, which commonly forms French names for trees and plants associated with a noun.

Usage tips

  • Théier is masculine, so the usual article is un, while théière is feminine and means a teapot.

Word lists with this word