/aw"kyeuh beuh/ , n.
any shrub of the genus Aucuba, native to Asia, having evergreen leaves, clusters of purple flowers, and brightly colored berries.
[ 1783; a ( w ) o-ku being green + -ba comb. form of ha leaf (earlier fa, * pa ); cf. the Japn name for the shrub ao-ki a ( w ) o green + ki ( y ) tree (earlier * koi ) ]