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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 yau·pon /ˈjuˌpɑn ||ˈjo, ˈjɔ-/

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.]