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sarcococca /ˌsɑːkə(ʊ)ˈkɒksə /nounA small East Asian winter-flowering shrub of the box family, with white or pink flowers and black or red berries.- Genus Sarcococca, family Buxaceae.
From now through mid-March, deciduous trees show off their elegant forms, primroses are in flower, and winter bloomers such as witch hazel and sarcococca are perfuming the air....- Gardenia, jasmine, sarcococca, and sweet olive fill the air with perfume.
- The stone walls are studded with plantings of clematis, espaliered trees, and a sarcococca plant - a fragrant evergreen that blooms in early spring.
OriginModern Latin, from Greek sarx, sarc- 'flesh' + kokkos 'berry'. |