green tea

noun

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

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Almost every shopper had a green tea product in their cart. Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 26 July 2025 Let the green tea bag steep in your Añejo for about ten minutes, allowing the flavors to blend and the unique taste to develop. Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 At Ahan, find a modern spin on soft serve with flavors like pineapple pandan green tea or strawberry jackfruit Dole Whip, which can be drizzled with house made chili crisp. Regan Stephens, People.com, 16 July 2025 Matcha tea, a powdered Japanese green tea, has become a cultural phenomenon in the West, so much so that its popularity has resulted in a global supply problem. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 July 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 21 Aug. 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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