单词 | aucuba |
释义 | 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. the Japn name for the shrub ao-ki < a(w)o green + ki(y) tree (earlier *koi)] |
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