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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Tea made from leaves that are not fermented before being dried.
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- noun Leaves of the
tea plant which are treated withsteam orroasted todenature theenzymes that cause the leaves to darken and change taste. (Without this step they would becomeoolong tea orblack tea ). - noun A beverage brewed from green tea leaves.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without fermenting
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