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Holly — taxobox name = Holly image width = 240px image caption = European Holly ( Ilex aquifolium ) leaves and fruit regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida subclassis = Asteridae unranked ordo = Euasterids II ordo = Aquifoliales … Wikipedia
yaupon — noun The yaupon holly, Ilex vomitoria, an evergreen holly shrub with white flowers and red or yellow berries, found in the southeastern United States. Yaupon is evergreen like the American holly and the familiar hollies of Christmas decorations,… … Wiktionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yaupon — ☆ yaupon [yô′pən ] n. [Catawba yán pan] an evergreen holly (Ilex vomitoria) of the SE U.S.: its leaves are sometimes used as a substitute for tea … English World dictionary
holly — /hol ee/, n., pl. hollies. 1. any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex, as I. opaca (American holly), the state tree of Delaware, or I. aquifolium (English holly), having glossy, spiny toothed leaves, small, whitish flowers, and red… … Universalium
Holly — /hol ee/, n. a female or male given name. * * * Any of approximately 400 species of red or black berried ornamental shrubs and trees that make up the genus Ilex (family Aquifoliaceae), including the popular Christmas hollies. English holly (I.… … Universalium
yaupon — n. evergreen holly native of southeast United States with smooth oval leaves and red or yellow fruit; tea made from the dried leaves of the yaupon shrub … English contemporary dictionary
yaupon — noun Etymology: Catawba y{ahookac}pą, from yą tree + pą leaf Date: 1709 a holly (Ilex vomitoria) of the southeastern United States that has smooth elliptical leaves with emetic and purgative properties … New Collegiate Dictionary
yaupon — /yaw pon/, n. a holly shrub or small tree, Ilex vomitoria, of the southern U.S., having bitter leaves that are sometimes brewed as a tea. Also, yapon. [1700 10, Amer.; < Catawba yápa, equiv. to ya wood, tree + pa leaf] * * * … Universalium
yaupon — [ jɔ:pɒn] noun a North American holly, the leaves of which have emetic properties and were formerly used as a tea by American Indians. [Ilex vomitoria.] Origin C18: a N. Amer. Ind. word … English new terms dictionary
