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yau·pon Y0009400 (yô′pən)n. A small evergreen holly tree (Ilex vomitoria) chiefly of the southeast United States, having red or sometimes yellow fruit and glossy leaves formerly used to make a bitter tea. [Catawba yã´pã.]yaupon (ˈjɔːpən) or yaponn (Plants) a southern US evergreen holly shrub, Ilex vomitoria, with spreading branches, scarlet fruits, and oval leaves: used as a substitute for tea[from Catawba yopun shrub, diminutive of yop tree]yau•pon (ˈyɔ pɒn) n. a holly shrub or small tree, Ilex vomitoria, of the southern U.S., having bitter leaves that are sometimes brewed as a tea. [1700–10, Amer.; < Catawba yą́pą=yą- wood, tree + pą leaf] ThesaurusSeeyaupon holly |