black tea

noun

: tea that is dark in color from complete oxidation of the leaf before firing

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The finish is long, with lingering notes of nutmeg, black tea, and funky stone fruit. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 May contain slightly fewer flavonoids compared to black tea. Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025 Ground tea, especially black tea leaves, was slightly better at capturing metal ions than whole leaves. Simon Spichak, Health, 6 Mar. 2025 In response, Soueif began a hunger strike, subsisting on water, rehydration salts, and black tea and coffee. Sam Knight, New Yorker, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for black tea

Word History

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of black tea was in 1706

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“Black tea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20tea. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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