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  • noun A tea-like drink made by Native Americans, and then by others, having exhilarant and diuretic properties. It is thought to have been brewed with Ilex vomitoria (yaupon) or Ilex cassine leaves, although this is not certain.

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  • (n): an infusion or tea, concocted by natives of the American southeastern region, from the leaves and stems of Ilex vomitoria, yaupon, a shrubby holly species.

    January 11, 2009

  • cf. black vomit

    January 11, 2009

  • cf. yaupon, yaupon holly

    January 12, 2009