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Definition of Aucuba
1. Noun. Hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Cornaceae, Dogwood Family, Family Cornaceae
Definition of Aucuba
1. Noun. Any of several decorative evergreen shrubs of the genus ''Aucuba'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aucuba
1. a shrub of the dogwood family [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aucuba
Literary usage of Aucuba
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Encyclopædia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1842)
"The male blossom is unknown. Only the female state of this plant is in British
gardens. » 1, A. JAPO'NICA Thunb. The Japan aucuba. ..."
2. The Floral Magazine: Comprising Figures and Descriptions of Popular Garden (1871)
"The introduction of the male aucuba has been productive of remarkable results ;
it has stimulated the raising of seedlings, and numerous varieties, ..."
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