Meaning of Yaupon | Babel Free

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1. The yaupon holly, Ilex vomitoria, an evergreen holly shrub with white flowers and red or yellow berries, found in the south-eastern United States.
   countable, uncountable
2. A tea-like drink, "black drink", brewed from the leaves of this holly (or, sometimes, Ilex cassine).
   countable, uncountable

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“Yaupon is evergreen like the American holly and the familiar hollies of Christmas decorations, but the leaves of yaupon are small and smooth-edged rather than prickly. Easy to chew and blandly tasty, they would not stand out in a tossed salad.”

““I found some yaupon and made some tea. It's North America's only native caffeinated plant. Well, dahoon, but you're not gonna find that in --””

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