Hyson Definition
hīsən
noun
A variety of Chinese green tea: the early crop is called young hyson, and the inferior leaves are called hyson skin.
Webster's New World
Origin of Hyson
Ultimately (perhaps via Dutch or French) from Cantonese hei1 ceon1 akin to Mandarin xī chūn xī bright (from Middle Chinese xi) xūn spring (from Middle Chinese tʂyn)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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