choisya

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See also: Choisya

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the genus name.

Noun[edit]

choisya (plural choisyas)

  1. (botany) Any of the genus Choisya of aromatic evergreen shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae.
    • 2015 July 25, Naomi Slade, “How does your garden grow? Kevin Martin, Glyndebourne, East Sussex”, in The Guardian[1]:
      I use roses and grasses such as stipa, sweet william and tulips, with structural stuff such as the evergreen shrubs choisya and danae.