green tea

noun

: tea that is light in color and made from leaves that have not been oxidized before drying

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Even small habits, such as drinking green tea every morning or incorporating spicy foods into your meals, may offer a slight boost. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 30 June 2025 This is thanks to nourishing ingredients like green tea, sunflower seed oil, and Cica that hydrate and soothe skin on top of protecting it. Clara McMahon, People.com, 28 June 2025 Infused with super-nourishing antioxidant ingredients - green tea + carrot extract, avocado oil, and vitamin E, to keep the skin replenished and hydrated. Dave Knox, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 The front part of the cafe is for to-go matchas, but each drink still takes several minutes to make, and only uses first-harvest green tea from Uji. Devorah Lev-Tov, Vogue, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for green tea

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of green tea was in 1704

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“Green tea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20tea. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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green tea

noun
: tea that is light in color from incomplete fermentation of the leaf before drying

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