Note: The name was formerly applied to superior kinds of black tea, or to black tea in general. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Bohea — (zh c|c=, a word derived from the Wuyi Mountains in northern Fujian, China), a kind ofblack tea, or, in the 18th and early 19th centuries, teagenerally, as in Pope s line, So past her time twixt readingand bohea. Later the name bohea has been… … Wikipedia
Bohea — (Thea Bohea), Sorte chinesischer schwarzer Thee, s.d. Darin findet sich die Boheasäure, eine der Gallussäuren, von der Formel C14H6O18 HO; sie ist blaßgelb, riecht krystallinisch, zerfließlich, löst sich in Wasser u. Alkohol in jedem Verhältniß u … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Bohea — Recorded in many forms including Bahaw, Baher, Biho, Bohea, Bohay, Bohee, Bohie, Bohey, and possibly others, this is probably an English surname. If so and inspite of the very varied spellings we believe that it is locational from some now lost… … Surnames reference
bohea — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Chinese (Fujian) Bú î, hills in China where it was grown Date: 1692 a black tea … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bohea — /boh hee /, n. an inferior grade of black tea. [1695 1705; < dial. Chin (Fujian) Bu i, mountains on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, where the tea is grown] * * * … Universalium
bohea — n. black Chinese tea of a low quality … English contemporary dictionary
bohea — [bəʊ hi:] noun a low quality black China tea from the last crop of the season. Origin C18: named after the Bu yi (Wuyi) hills in China … English new terms dictionary
bohea — bo·hea … English syllables
bohea — /boʊˈhi/ (say boh hee) noun 1. a type of black tea, regarded as fine quality. 2. a cheap tea made from leaves grown late in the season. {Fujian Chinese Bu i, name of mountains on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi provinces where the tea is grown} …
bohea — n. cheapest black tea … Dictionary of difficult words
