A hardy East Asian evergreen shrub of the dogwood family, resembling a laurel.
Genus Aucuba, family Cornaceae: several species, in particular the Japanese laurel (A. japonica)
Example sentencesExamples
- The berries of the aucubas contrast with their yellow and green foliage.
- Probably the best-known aucuba, has dark green glossy leaves spotted with yellow.
- Propagate aucuba from fast growing stem cuttings in spring or semiripe cuttings in summer.
- Hollies and aucubas have both male and female plants.
- Prune established shrubs such as aucuba, laurel, and witch hazel.