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green tea
noun
: tea that is light in color and made from leaves that have not been oxidized before drying
Examples of green tea in a Sentence
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The after-party at Chadwicks begins at 10 p.m. with $5 green tea shooters and cans of Three Notch’d hazy IPA.
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Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Matcha is a type of green tea made from finely grounding green tea leaves into a powder.
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Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 4 June 2024
Turkish coffee, black and green tea, and a traditional Turkish drink that mixes plain yogurt, carbonated water, and salt can be ordered.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2024
There does still seem to be some association between longevity and green tea intake, though.
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Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 19 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1704, in the meaning defined above
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“Green tea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20tea. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
green tea
noun
: tea that is light in color from incomplete fermentation of the leaf before drying
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