| 1. | the leaves of any of certain plants of the genus Ilex of the eastern U.S., as the shrub I. glabra, sometimes used as a tea. |
| 2. | a plant yielding such leaves. |

| withe rod n. An eastern North American deciduous shrub (Viburnum cassinoides) having clusters of small white flowers and bluish-black edible fruit. Also called Appalachian tea, teaberry. |