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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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Origin of orange pekoe
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby orange pekoe
Orangeman, Orangeman's Day, Orangemen's Day, orange peel, orange-peel fungus, orange pekoe, orange roughy, orange rust, orangery, oranges, orange stick
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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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