yaupon

American  

[yaw-pon] / ˈjɔ pɒn /

Or yapon

noun

1. a holly shrub or small tree, Ilex vomitoria, of the southern U.S., having bitter leaves that are sometimes brewed as a tea.

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yaupon British  

/ ˈjɔːpən /

noun

1. a southern US evergreen holly shrub, Ilex vomitoria, with spreading branches, scarlet fruits, and oval leaves: used as a substitute for tea

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Etymology

Origin of yaupon

1700–10, < Catawba yą́pą, equivalent to yą- wood, tree + pą leaf

Example Sentences

The man said he was fishing when his kayak capsized near Yaupon reef about 1.5 miles south of Caswell Beach.

From Washington Times • May 21, 2016

In such a garden, you could position ostrich ferns in and around other bog lovers: winterberry, Yaupon holly or river birch, or the herbaceous hardy hibiscuses, swamp lobelias or ligularias.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2015

Dwoskin launched Yaupon Therapeutics in 2002 and took the compound from the lab to clinical trials.

From Nature • Jun. 23, 2015

Yaupon holly was the only plant indigenous to this land that contained caffeine.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Yaupon tea would cool and clear her head.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith