genus Aucuba

genus Aucuba
noun
hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan
Syn: ↑Aucuba
Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Cornaceae, ↑family Cornaceae, ↑dogwood family

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  • aucuba — [ô′kyo͞o bə] n. [ModL, prob. < Jpn < ao, green + ki, tree + ha, leaf] any of a genus (Aucuba) of evergreen shrubs of the dogwood family, grown for their variegated foliage and red berries …   English World dictionary

  • Aucuba — Taxobox name = Aucuba image width = 240px image caption = Aucuba japonica regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Garryales familia = Garryaceae genus = Aucuba genus authority = Thunb. subdivision ranks = Species… …   Wikipedia

  • Aucuba japonica — Taxobox name = Spotted Laurel status = LR/lc image width = 210px image caption = Spotted Laurel Male regnum = Plantae divisio = flowering plant classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Garryales familia = Garryaceae genus = Aucuba species = A. japonica… …   Wikipedia

  • Aucuba — noun hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan • Syn: ↑genus Aucuba • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cornaceae, ↑family Cornaceae, ↑dogwood family …   Useful english dictionary

  • aucuba — /aw kyeuh beuh/, n. any shrub of the genus Aucuba, native to Asia, having evergreen leaves, clusters of purple flowers, and brightly colored berries. [1783; < NL, appar. < Japn a(w)o ku being green + ba comb. form of ha leaf (earlier fa, *pa); cf …   Universalium

  • aucuba — noun Any of several decorative evergreen shrubs of the genus Aucuba …   Wiktionary

  • Aucuba — ID 8959 Symbol Key AUCUB Common Name acuba Family Cornaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution NC Growth Habit N/A Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Aucuba japonica — ID 8960 Symbol Key AUJA Common Name Japanese laurel Family Cornaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution NC Growth Habit Shrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Aucuba — Aukuben Japanische Aukube (Aucuba japonica cv. Variegata ) Systematik Abteilung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • rosid dicot genus — noun a genus of dicotyledonous plants • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑Connarus, ↑genus Connarus, ↑Arachis, ↑genus Arachis, ↑Brya, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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