[aw-kyuh-buh] 
| any shrub of the genus Aucuba, native to Asia, having evergreen leaves, clusters of purple flowers, and brightly colored berries. |
| au·cu·ba (ô'kyə-bə) n. Any of several eastern Asian evergreen shrubs of the genus Aucuba, especially A. japonica, grown as an ornamental chiefly for its glossy, leathery leaves. [New Latin : possibly from Japanese auku, green + Japanese ba, leaved.] |