green tea

noun

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

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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 One of his cocktails, the Centurion, will combine vodka, yuzu, soda, and lime, while his mocktail offering, the Green Tea Tonic, will feature green tea, lemon, grapefruit, and a botanical nonalcoholic spirit. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025 This set features 10 three-layer pulp sheet masks soaked in natural ingredients like green tea, honey, and lavender, to refresh dull skin. Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 22 July 2025 The premise of this all-foam mattress is the use of green tea and charcoal infused in its memory foam layers to keep out moisture that could result in germ and odor buildup. Julia Forbes, Wired News, 11 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 7 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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