stevia
Americannoun
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a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
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a noncaloric, powdered sweetener made from glycoside extracts of the leaves of this shrub.
Etymology
Origin of stevia
1805–10; < New Latin, from the name of Petrus Jacobus Stevus (Pedro Jaime Esteve), died 1555, Spanish physician and botanist
Example Sentences
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The study suggests that sucralose and stevia, two widely used sweeteners, can alter the gut microbiome and gene activity in ways that may affect metabolic health.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Sometimes it is also combined with stevia and monk fruit sugar alternatives.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024
Aspartame, for example, is about 200 times sweeter than sugar and costs more than saccharin, roughly the same as sucralose and less than stevia, a sweetener industry source said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 29, 2023
The WHO guideline name-checked common artificial sweeteners such as acesulfame K, aspartame, advantame, cyclamates, neotame, saccharin, sucralose, stevia and stevia derivatives.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2023
If you need it sweetened to drink it, use an artificial or herbal sweetener like nutrisweet or stevia.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon
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