Aucuba Definition

ôkyə-bə
noun
Any of several Asian evergreen shrubs of the genus Aucuba, especially A. japonica, grown as an ornamental chiefly for its glossy, leathery leaves.
American Heritage
Any of a genus (Aucuba) of evergreen shrubs of the dogwood family, grown for their variegated foliage and red berries.
Webster's New World

Any of several decorative evergreen shrubs of the genus Aucuba.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • genus Aucuba

Other Word Forms of Aucuba

Noun

Singular:
aucuba
Plural:
aucubas

Origin of Aucuba

  • New Latin Aucuba genus name from Japanese dialectal aokiba Japanese aoki ao- green ki tree (from its green twigs)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Aucuba Sentence Examples

  • A conspicuous example of a dioecious plant is the common aucuba, of which for years only the female plant was known in Britain.

  • Magnolia, Aucuba, Abelia and Skimmia may be mentioned as examples of Chinese genera found in the eastern Himalayas, and the tea-tree grows wild in Assam.

  • From the opposite quarter an influx of Japanese and Chinese forms, such as the rhododendrons, the tea plant, Aucuba, Helwingia, Skimmia, Adamia, Goughia and others, has taken place, these being more numerous in the east and gradually disappearing in the west.

  • Or try the Aucuba japonica or spotted laurel, which also has beautiful dark green leaves and scarlet berries through the winter months.

  • Various oaks descend within a few hundred feet of the sea-level, increasing in numbers at greater altitudes, and becoming very frequent at 4000 ft., at which elevation also appear Aucuba, Magnolia, cherries, Pyrus, maple, alder and birch, with many Araliaceae, Hollbollea, Skimmia, Daphne, Myrsine, Symplocos and Rubus.

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