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hy·son (hī′sən)

noun

a variety of Chinese green tea: the early crop is called young hyson, and the inferior leaves are called hyson skin

Etymology: Chin hsi-tchun, lit., blooming spring, first crop

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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