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Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge, for topiary, and as a source of boxwood
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
Any trees of diverse species in Lophostemon, Eucalyptus, or other genera native to Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
տոսախ
(tosax)
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Old Armenian:
տօսախ
(tōsax)
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Chinese Mandarin:
黃楊 /黄杨
(huángyáng)
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Estonian:
pukspuu
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Finnish:
puksipuu
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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French:
buis
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Georgian:
ბზა
(bza)
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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German:
Buchsbaum
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Greek:
πύξος
(pýxos)
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Ancient Greek:
πύξος
(púxos)
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Hebrew:
תְּאַשּׁוּר
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Latin:
buxus
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Mazanderani:
شر
(šar)
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Mazanderani:
شار
(šâr)
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Old English:
box
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Old English:
boxtrēow
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Persian:
شمشاد
(šemšâd)
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Polish:
bukszpan
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Portuguese:
buxo
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Spanish:
boj
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Swedish:
buxbom
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Ukrainian:
самши́т
(samšýt)
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Ukrainian:
букс
(buks)
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Ukrainian:
бушпан
(bušpan)
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Ukrainian:
букшпан
(bukšpan)
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
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Welsh:
bocyswydden
— tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
