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orange pekoe

noun

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

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Nearby words

orange iii, orange lily, orange milkweed, orange mountains, orange peel, orange pekoe, orange river, orange roughy, orange rust, orange stick, orange-peel fungus

Origin of orange pekoe

First recorded in 1875–80
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British Dictionary definitions for orange pekoe

orange pekoe

noun

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
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