Meanings
nounaucuba (plural aucubas)
plural aucubas
- Any of several decorative evergreen shrubs of the genus Aucuba.
Origin
- Japanese青木葉“aucuba leaf”
- taxonomic nameAucuba
- Englishaucuba
Borrowed from taxonomic name Aucuba, from Japanese 青木葉 (aokiba, “aucuba leaf”).
More words from taxonomic name, Japanese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch aucuba
- aucubashrub in genus Aucuba
Finnish kiiltopensas
- kiiltopensasshrub in genus Aucuba
French aucuba
- aucubashrub in genus Aucuba
Italian aucuba
- aucubashrub in genus Aucuba
Japanese 青木
- 青木 (aoki)shrub in genus Aucuba
Polish aukuba
- aukubashrub in genus Aucuba
Russian ауку́ба
- ауку́ба (aukúba)shrub in genus Aucuba
Cite this entry
APA
aucuba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aucuba
MLA
“aucuba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aucuba. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aucuba,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aucuba.
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