Buxus Definition

buksəs
noun
Any of a genus (Buxus) of evergreen shrubs or small trees with small, leathery leaves: often used as a hedge.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Buxus
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Buxaceae — the box trees.

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Origin of Buxus

  • From Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος (puksos, “box tree”).

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