hyson

American  

[hahy-suhn] / ˈhaɪ sən /

noun

1. a Chinese green tea dried and prepared from twisted leaves, especially of the early crop young hyson.

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hyson British  

/ ˈhaɪsən /

noun

1. a Chinese green tea, the early crop of which is known as young hyson and the inferior leaves as hyson skin

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Etymology

Origin of hyson

1730–40; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) héichēun, akin to Chinese xīchūn (blooming) spring

Example Sentences

This afternoon he thought to produce an agreeable surprise in our hostess's mind, by preparing a dish of young hyson.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Some familiar kinds of green tea are hyson, Japan, and gunpowder.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

By fate, not option, frugal Nature gave One scent to hyson and to wall-flower, One sound to pine-groves and to waterfalls, One aspect to the desert and the lake.

From Poems Household Edition by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

John sent the tea from o'er the sea   With heavy duties rated; But whether hyson or bohea,   I never heard it stated.

From Poems by Morris, George Pope

Pure religion iz like good old hyson tea, it cheers, but don’t intoxikate.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.