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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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Who wouldn’t want to bring home an exfoliating green tea body scrub?
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2024
Green Tea Research has shown that green tea, including matcha tea, can decrease the risk of conditions like certain cancers, heart disease, and obesity.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 1 June 2024
Younger leaves make lighter teas, resulting in a nice green tea.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2024
Avoid giving green tea to adolescents (which was believed to contain toxins).
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 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 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
green tea
noun
: tea that is light in color from incomplete fermentation of the leaf before drying
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