ILEX CASSENA
\ˈa͡ɪlɛks kasˈiːnə], \ˈaɪlɛks kasˈiːnə], \ˈaɪ_l_ɛ_k_s k_a_s_ˈiː_n_ə]\
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Cassena tea, the yaupon of the American Indians; found along the Atlantic coast of the southern United States. The leaves contain a volatile oil and some caffein. A decoction of them constituted the black drink of the American Indians, used as a medicine and as a drink of etiquette in their councils.
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Ilex dahoon.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).