yaupon

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yaupon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Yaupon \Yau"pon\, n. (Bot.)
     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. [Written also yapon, youpon, and
     yupon.]
     [1913 Webster]