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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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 Carolina. Called also South-Sea tea.  [Written also yapon, youpon, and yupon.]
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Da·hoon  An evergreen shrub or small tree (Ilex cassine) of the southern United States, bearing red drupes and having soft, white, close-grained wood; -- called also {dahoon holly}.
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