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The 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. [1913 Webster]