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skimmia

skimmia noun: any of the genus Skimmia of evergreen shrubs and trees.

Noun

skimmia (plural skimmias)

  1. Any of the genus Skimmia of evergreen shrubs and trees.
    • For those customers she recommends shrubs, especially broad-leaved evergreens like skimmia, aucuba, and variegated leucothoe.2008 April 4, Stephen Orr, “When a Garden Is a Weekend Affair”, in New York Times

Forms of skimmia

pluralskimmias

Origin of skimmia

From the genus name.

Questions about skimmia

What does skimmia mean?
Skimmia means any of the genus Skimmia of evergreen shrubs and trees.
What part of speech is skimmia?
Skimmia is a noun.
What is the plural of skimmia?
The plural of skimmia is skimmias.

Words near skimmia in the dictionary

  1. skimmerton
  2. skimmertons
  3. Skimmery
  4. skimmest
  5. skimmeth
  6. skimmia
  7. skimmianine
  8. skimmias
  9. skimmilk
  10. skimmilks
  11. skimming

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