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orange pekoe

noun

  1. a black tea composed of the smallest top leaves and grown in India and Ceylon.
  2. any India or Ceylon tea of good quality.


orange pekoe

noun

  1. a superior grade of black tea made from the small leaves at the tips of the plant stems and growing in India and Sri Lanka
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of orange pekoe1

First recorded in 1875–80

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