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☆ yau·pon (yô′pən)

noun

an evergreen holly (Ilex vomitoria) of the SE U.S.: its leaves are sometimes used as a substitute for tea

Etymology: Catawba yápa

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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