hyson

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hyson - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hyson \Hy"son\, 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.
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hyson - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hyson
      n 1: a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves