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hyson

Noun

hy=son

WORDNET DICTIONARY

hyson, n. [Chin. hi-tshun, lit., first crop, or blooming spring.].

A fragrant kind of green tea. [1913 Webster]

Hyson skin, the light and inferior leaves separated from the hyson by a winnowing machine. M‘Culloch.

hyson, n. a kind of green China tea.

Etymology

Chin. xichun, lit. 'bright spring'

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