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hyson

American  
[hahy-suhn] / ˈhaɪ sən /

noun

  1. a Chinese green tea dried and prepared from twisted leaves, especially of the early crop young hyson.

hyson British  
/ ˈhaɪsən /

noun

  1. a Chinese green tea, the early crop of which is known as young hyson and the inferior leaves as hyson skin

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Etymology

Origin of hyson

1730–40; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) héichēun, akin to Chinese xīchūn (blooming) spring

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