Hy″son (?), n. [Chin. hi-tshun, lit., first crop, or blooming spring.] A fragrant kind of green tea.
Hyson skin, the light and inferior leaves separated from the hyson by a winnowing machine. M‘Culloch.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.