souchong
or soo·chong
a variety of black tea grown in India and Sri Lanka.
Origin of souchong
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How to use souchong in a sentence
Of Green teas there are hardly any left, neither fine souchong nor Congos, but ordinary, in abundance.
Tea Leaves | VariousDavy obtained 32·5 of extract from souchong tea; of which 10 were precipitated by gelatine.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThe next picking is called souchong; as the leaves grow larger and more mature, they form Congou; and the last picking is Bohea.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million | Sarah Josepha HaleHyson tea and souchong mixed together, half and half, is a pleasant beverage, and is more healthy than green tea alone.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million | Sarah Josepha HaleIt is not correct to say that the souchong is an inferior tea.
Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat | Edmund Roberts
British Dictionary definitions for souchong
/ (ˈsuːˈʃɒŋ, -ˈtʃɒŋ) /
a black tea with large leaves
Origin of souchong
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