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HYSON
hyson
(noun) a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hyson (countable and uncountable, plural hysons)
A Chinese green tea.
Anagrams
• Yohns
Proper noun
Hyson (plural Hysons)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hyson is the 20157th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1324 individuals. Hyson is most common among White (72.81%) and Black/African American (20.47%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Yohns
Source: Wiktionary
Hy"son, n. Etym: [Chin. hi-tshun, lit., first crop, or blooming spring.]
Definition: A fragrant kind of green tea. Hyson skin, the light and inferior leaves separated from the hyson by a winnowing machine. M'Culloch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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