"skimmia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skimmias [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} skimmia (plural skimmias)
  1. Any of the genus Skimmia of evergreen shrubs and trees.

Inflected forms

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