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aucuba
(au¦cuba)
Pronunciation:
/ˈɔːkjʊbə/
noun
a hardy East Asian evergreen shrub of the dogwood family, resembling a laurel.
Genus
Aucuba
, family
Cornaceae
: several species, in particular the Japanese laurel (
A. japonica
)
Origin:
modern Latin, from Japanese
aokiba
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