sarcococca

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US/ˌsɑɹ.koʊˈkɑ.kə/

noun

Any plant of the genus Sarcococca, native to Asia and Central America.

Origintranslingual Sarcococca →
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Meanings

nounsarcococca (countable and uncountable, plural sarcococcas)

plural sarcococcas

  1. countableuncountablebiologyAny plant of the genus Sarcococca, native to Asia and Central America.

Origin

  1. translingualSarcococca
  2. Englishsarcococca

Borrowed from translingual Sarcococca. Further from Ancient Greek σᾰ́ρξ (sắrx, “flesh”) + Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”) + translingual -a f.

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Translations

Arabic سُرْكُوك
  • سُرْكُوك (surkūk)Sarcococca-genus plant
Bulgarian саркокока
  • саркокока (sarkokoka)Sarcococca-genus plant
Czech masoplodka, masoplod
  • masoplodkaSarcococca-genus plant
  • masoplodSarcococca-genus plant
Danish kødbær
  • kødbærSarcococca-genus plant
Polish sarkokokka
  • sarkokokkaSarcococca-genus plant
Russian саркококка
  • саркококка (sarkokokka)Sarcococca-genus plant
Ukrainian саркокока
  • саркокока (sarkokoka)Sarcococca-genus plant
Cite this entry
APA

sarcococca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarcococca

MLA

“sarcococca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarcococca. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sarcococca,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarcococca.

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