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aucuba

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several decorative evergreen shrubs of the genus Aucuba.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Aucuba

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rosid dicot genus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Aucuba, from Japanese 青木葉 (aokiba, “aucuba leaf”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: aucuba — shrub in genus Aucuba
  • Finnish: kiiltopensas — shrub in genus Aucuba
  • French: aucuba — shrub in genus Aucuba
  • Italian: aucuba — shrub in genus Aucuba
  • Japanese: 青木 (aoki) — shrub in genus Aucuba
  • Polish: aukuba — shrub in genus Aucuba
  • Russian: ауку́ба (aukúba) — shrub in genus Aucuba