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sarcococca

Definition of sarcococca

noun

  • a small East Asian winter-flowering shrub of the box family, with white or pink flowers and black or red berries.
    • Genus Sarcococca, family Buxaceae

Origin:

modern Latin, from Greek sarx, sarc- 'flesh' + kokkos 'berry'

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