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Definition of yaupon in English: yaupon(also yaupon holly) nounˈjɔːpɒnˈyôˌpän A North American holly, the leaves of which have emetic properties and were formerly used as a tea by North American Indians. 代茶冬青 Ilex vomitoria, family Aquifoliaceae Example sentencesExamples - Shrubs: chittamwood (a bumelia also called gum-elastic), yaupon, spatulate-leaved hawthorn.
- Southerners could, for example, plant a mass of vigorous full-sized yaupon hollies next to the back door, and a cluster of dwarf yaupons (Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’) at the yard's far edge.
- But even ‘evergreen’ yaupons drop old leaves to make way for new.
- Small trees resistant to cotton root rot include Jerusalem thorn, yaupon and wild olive.
- Native plants, like wax myrtle varieties of yaupon hollies to name a few, are popular plants for southern gardens.
OriginEarly 18th century: a North American Indian word. Definition of yaupon in US English: yaupon(also yaupon holly) nounˈyôˌpän A holly of the southern US. Sometimes dried and brewed as a tea, its bitter leaves contain caffeine and have emetic properties. Ilex vomitoria, family Aquifoliaceae Example sentencesExamples - Native plants, like wax myrtle varieties of yaupon hollies to name a few, are popular plants for southern gardens.
- Southerners could, for example, plant a mass of vigorous full-sized yaupon hollies next to the back door, and a cluster of dwarf yaupons (Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’) at the yard's far edge.
- Shrubs: chittamwood (a bumelia also called gum-elastic), yaupon, spatulate-leaved hawthorn.
- But even ‘evergreen’ yaupons drop old leaves to make way for new.
- Small trees resistant to cotton root rot include Jerusalem thorn, yaupon and wild olive.
OriginEarly 18th century: a North American Indian word. |