green tea

noun

tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without fermenting

• Hypernyms: ↑tea, ↑tea leaf

• Hyponyms: ↑hyson

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noun

: tea that is light in color from incomplete fermentation of the leaf before firing — compare black tea

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

[1695-1705]

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green tea noun

Tea made from leaves that have been dried without fermentation and retain a light colour

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Main Entry: ↑green

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green tea

Tea which is fired immediately after rolling

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Main Entry: ↑tea

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green tea UK US noun [uncountable]

a type of tea that is a pale green colour and comes mainly from China or Japan

Thesaurus: non-alcoholic drinks_hyponym general words for drinks_synonym

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green tea,

tea whose leaves have been put immediately into firing machines without fermentation, to keep some of the original green color.

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n. tea that is made from unfermented leaves and is pale in color and slightly bitter in flavor, produced mainly in China and Japan. Compare with black tea

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noun [noncount]

: a type of tea that is light in color

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ˌgreen ˈtea [green tea] noun uncountable

a pale tea made from leaves that have been dried but not fermented