green tea

noun

1. a tea that is steamed to prevent fermentation and then rolled and dried.

green tea

noun

1. a sharp tea made from tea leaves that have been steamed and dried quickly without fermenting

Word History and Origins

Origin of green tea¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

Additionally, the caffeine is derived from green tea extract.

From Popular-Science

The evidence for supplements such as green tea or cayenne stems from anecdotal promotion — not from evidence-based research.

From Washington Post

Bartender Al Culliton’s take on a daiquiri brings in green tea for an ideal drink to sip around the campfire

From Eater

During that time, she started to import green tea from Japan, intending to sell it directly to customers in Malaysia.

From TechCrunch

The noodles, brought in fresh from New Jersey, embrace nutty buckwheat soba, udon and green tea soba.

From Washington Post

Over green tea, Than Gyi told us about her village, interrupting herself frequently to stare at us and laugh.

From The Daily Beast

Apply to the forehead for fast relief and follow up with a cup of green tea with half a lemon squeezed in.

From The Daily Beast

To dilute the bitterness, the less-than-brave steep them in green tea.

From The Daily Beast

At one point, I was encased in a jelly-green-tea collagen mask, which was awesome.

From The Daily Beast

As Predator Drones took off and landed incessantly at the nearby airfield, we chatted over a pot of green tea.

From The Daily Beast

Get a pound of the best green tea and three pounds of white lump sugar.

From Project Gutenberg

Quick as her movements were, Mary caught a smell of strong green tea, and the sight of a sugar bowl and a slice of white bread.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr Fortune witnessed the process of colouring them in the Hung-chow green-tea country, and describes the process.

From Project Gutenberg

Boil a quart of cream or rich milk, and pour it (while boiling) on three ounces of the best green tea.

From Project Gutenberg

Take it off, and throw in a tea-spoonful of raw green tea of the best sort, and let it infuse about five minutes.

From Project Gutenberg