- yau|pon
- yau|pon «YAW pon», noun.a holly of the southern United States whose leaves have been used as a substitute for tea. Also, yopon.
(Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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pon — an·thro·pon·y·my; ar·a·pon·ga; ca·pon·ette; ca·pon·i·za·tion; ca·pon·ize; ca·pon·iz·er; car·dio·car·pon; cha·pon; chu·pon; cin·cho·loi·pon; cis·pon·tine; cou·pon; cou·pon·less; cram·pon; cram·pon·née; cre·pon; crou·pon; dip·lo·car·pon;… … English syllables
yau — ke·yau·wee; no·yau; yau·pon; yau·tia; lum·ba·yau; … English syllables
yaupon — yau·pon … English syllables
yaupon — yau•pon [[t]ˈyɔ pɒn[/t]] n. pln a holly shrub or small tree, Ilex vomitoria, of the southern U.S., having bitter leaves that are sometimes brewed as a tea • Etymology: 1700–10, amer.; < Catawba yąpą=yą wood, tree +pą leaf … From formal English to slang
black drink — 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
Ilex Cassine — 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
South-Sea tea — 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
yapon — 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 — 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
youpon — 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
