Definitions for Aucuba

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Aucuba au·cu·ba

Spelling: [aw-kyuh-buh]

IPA: /ˈɔ kyə bə/

Aucuba is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 29 anagrams from letters in Aucuba (aabcuu).

Definitions for Aucuba

noun

1. any shrub of the genus Aucuba, native to Asia, having evergreen leaves, clusters of purple flowers, and brightly colored berries.

Origin of Aucuba

1783; New Latin, apparently Japanese a(w)o-ku being green + -ba combining form of ha leaf (earlier fa, *pa); compare the Japanese name for the shrub ao-ki a(w)o green + ki(y) tree (earlier *k

Examples for Aucuba

The familiar Japanese laurel of gardens and shrubberies is aucuba japonica.

The last plant generally included in this order is aucuba japonica, though it is probable this plant belongs to Cornace.