green tea

American  

noun

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

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green tea British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of green tea

First recorded in 1695–1705

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Example Sentences

It's less bitter than green tea, with a low caffeine content - and it's creeping onto café menus.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

For example, you could not tell a patient with cancer that drinking a glass of green tea every day for a year would cure them.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

What I always keep is a green tea.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Using an assembler in Germany, it takes grape juice, ferments it with bacteria which does not produce alcohol, and adds Chinese green tea to offer complexity and tannins.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

I see myself that first day, sitting cross- legged on a batik floor pillow, drinking green tea out of a fired raku cup, and looking up at Zora with my big, hopeful, curious, attentive eyes.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides