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1. (n.) yaupon
a holly shrub or small tree, Ilex vomitoria, of the southern U.S., having bitter leaves that are sometimes brewed as a tea.
Etymology: (1700–10, Amer.; < Catawba y&aogonacute;pą=yą- wood, tree +pą leaf)
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1. (noun) yaupon
a shrub (Ilex Cassine) of the Holly family, native from Virginia to Florida. The smooth elliptical leaves are used as a substitute for tea, and were formerly used in preparing the black drink of the Indians of North Carolina. Called also South-Sea tea
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