any of a genus (Aucuba) of evergreen shrubs of the dogwood family, grown for their variegated foliage and red berries
See aucuba in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ôˈkyə-bə)
noun
Any of several eastern Asian evergreen shrubs of the genus Aucuba, especially A. japonica, grown as an ornamental chiefly for its glossy, leathery leaves.