skimmia

skimmia
/skim"ee euh/, n.
any Asian evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Skimmia, of the rue family, having simple, alternate leaves, clusters of small, white flowers, and a red, berrylike fruit, grown as an ornamental.
[1865-70; < NL]

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