Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
(Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology;
[syn: Thea, Theia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Thea \The"a\, prop. n. [NL. See Tea.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants found in China and Japan; the tea plant.
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Note: It is now commonly referred to the genus Camellia.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Thea
n 1: (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and
Selene and Eos in ancient mythology [syn: Thea, Theia]