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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