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What (who) is yaupon - definition

SPECIES OF PLANT
Yaupon; Yaupon holly; Yaupon Holly; I. vomitoria

Yaupon         
·noun 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.
yaupon         
['j?:p?n]
¦ noun a North American holly, the leaves of which have emetic properties and were formerly used as a tea by American Indians. [Ilex vomitoria.]
Origin
C18: a N. Amer. Ind. word.
Yaupon Beach, North Carolina         
UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITY IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Yaupon Beach, NC; Yaupon Beach
Yaupon Beach, North Carolina is a neighborhood of the coastal town of Oak Island in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Wikipedia

Ilex vomitoria

Ilex vomitoria, commonly known as yaupon () or yaupon holly, is a species of holly that is native to southeastern North America. The word yaupon was derived from the Catawban yą́pą, from yą- tree + leaf. Another common name, cassina, was borrowed from Timucua (despite this, it usually refers to Ilex cassine). The Latin name comes from an observation by early Europeans that the ingestion of the plant was followed by vomiting in certain ceremonies.

The plant was traditionally used by Native Americans to make an infusion containing caffeine. It is only one of two known plants endemic to North America that produce caffeine. The other (containing 80% less) is Ilex cassine, commonly known as dahoon holly. Yaupon is also widely used for landscaping in its native range.