— gunpowdery , adj.
/gun"pow'deuhr/ , n.
1. an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
2. Also called gunpowder tea . a fine variety of green China tea, each leaf of which is rolled into a little ball.
[ 1375-1425; late ME; see GUN 1 , POWDER 1 ]