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

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Example Sentences

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yaupon

There were the usual soda choices, including Pepsi, but even better, there was yaupon holly tea.

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

“No? I would like a glass of iced yaupon holly tea and, well, actually, I need directions. I have to find my way back to my auntie’s to make one hundred pieces of frybread.”

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

The yaupon produces in great abundance a berry that is so highly esteemed by the Myrtle Warblers that they pass the winter in these regions in numbers almost incredible.

From The Bird Study Book by Thomas Gilbert Pearson

Now, aunty," said the girl, "the tarrapin is most ready, and I'll brew you a good cup of yaupon.

From True and Other Stories by George Parsons Lathrop

"I reckon Deely may be your wife one o' these hyar days," she said, when they had been discussing his affairs and Lance's connection with them over a cup of yaupon.

From True and Other Stories by George Parsons Lathrop

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