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da⋅hoon

[duh-hoon]
–noun
an evergreen shrub, Ilex cassine, of the southern U.S., having flat, leathery, dark green leaves and red or yellow fruits in large clusters.

Origin:
1720–30, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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da·hoon   (də-hōōn')   
n.  A small tree (Ilex cassine) of the southeast United States, having red or sometimes orange to yellow fruit and leathery, dark green leaves. Also called cassina.

[Origin unknown.]
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