茗めい

noun

tea (esp. late-picked)

Refers to tea, particularly tea leaves picked later in the season. This is a rare, literary term; in modern Japanese, 茶 (ちゃ) is the standard word for tea.

See also: 茶 (ちゃ)

• 「茗めい」は、遅おそく摘つまれた茶ちゃ葉ばを指さす古ふるい言こと葉ばだ。

  「茗」 is an old word that refers to tea leaves picked late.