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Tea

Referring to any beverage made by the infusion in hot water of the dried and prepared leaves of the Camellia sinensis shrub.

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two and a bud

Food (other); Tea

A term describing the part of the tea plant that is typically harvested, that is, the top two leaves and the bud. See also Flush.

white tea

Food (other); Tea

A type of very light green tea; the term refers to the white hairs on the picked tea bud.

winey

Food (other); Tea

A term describing aged, mellow teas, as with some Keemun teas.

withering

Food (other); Tea

The process of allowing the fresh leaves to dry after plucking, before fermentation.

Yixing

Food (other); Tea

Pronounced ee-hsing, a region in China known for its purple clay, and the unglazed teapots produced from it.

Yunnan

Food (other); Tea

Spicy tea grown in the Yunnan province, in the southwest of China.

bold

Food (other); Tea

A term describing large leaf cut tea.

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