Definition of "pekoe" []

• A grade of black tea consisting of the leaves around the buds. (noun)

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• "I had always been under the impression that the name "pekoe" referred to a certain type of tea, but he told me that the word is Chinese for "eyelash," and came to be used because the tip leaves of tea bushes, when rolled and dried, resemble eyelashes."
• "- The OP [ "Marigold" by orange pekoe] was quite catchy and jazzy."
• "All I can seem to find is black tea but no orange pekoe."