资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 Carolina. Called also
   {South-Sea tea}. [Written also {yapon}, {youpon}, and
   {yupon}.]