Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of polypetalous shrubs, of the order Rutacæ and tribe Toddalieæ, characterized by flowers with four or five valvate petals, as many stamens, and a two- to five-celled ovary ripening into an ovoid fleshy drupe with two to four cartilaginous nutlets.
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- noun Any of the
genus Skimmia ofevergreen shrubs andtrees .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Crowded clumps of compact evergreens, rhododendrons, skimmia or viburnums can be dug up and given new positions to fill in winter garden gaps.
Kitsap Sun Stories 2009
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If you transfer skimmia from pots to your borders in spring and you want berries in future years, make sure you grow male and female plants together.
icNewcastle 2009
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We used pine, eucalyptus and a mix of skimmia and hypericum red berries, topped off with red roses.
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The same sources attributed skimmia to New Latin and described Taka-Diastase as a trademark, without stating, unfortunately, whence the trademark came (admittedly the taka could be Japanese in origin; I must confess ignorance on that point).
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Siomio uji Sanron skibby ukiyo-e sansei skimmia ume Sapporo, adj. soba urushi sasanqua (or sodoku urushic acid Sasankwa) Soka Gakkai urushiol Sasebo, adj. soy urushiye sashimi soya wacadash satori soya bean waka satsuma soyate Wakayama, adj. satsuma ware soybean wakizashi sawara cypress soybean cyst warabi sayonara nematode wasabi sayonara, interj. soybean lecithin yagi sen soybean milk yakitori sendai, adj. soybean oil yakuza Sendai virus soybean oil meal Yamaguchigumi sentoku soy flour yamamai seppa soy frame Yamato-e seppa dai soymilk yamoto seppuku sugi Yawata, adj. sesshin suiseki yayoi, adj.
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