white tea

plural white teas

1. countableuncountableThe leaves of a tea plant which have been processed in a manner to let them wilt slightly and lose their "grassy" taste of green tea while undergoing minimal oxidation.
2. countableuncountableA drink brewed from these tea leaves.
3. countableuncountableBlack tea served with milk.
4. countableuncountableBoiled water; hot water served as a hot beverage.

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   The young men from Hong Kong shivered in the compartment like prisoners in a dungeon. They drank hot water. I offered them some of my green tea (Zhulan brand: "A tea from ancient kings for those with kingly tastes") but they said no; they preferred drinking hot water. "White tea," the Chinese call it, bai cha.

   2006, Paul Theroux, Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China, →ISBN, page 314