box tree

See also: boxtree

English

a box tree (Buxus sempervirens)

Noun

box tree (plural box trees)

(botany) Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge, for topiary, and as a source of boxwood
(botany) Any trees of diverse species in Lophostemon, Eucalyptus, or other genera native to Australia.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

tree

Derived terms

box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis)

Translations

tree of the genus Buxus — see also box

Estonian: pukspuu
Finnish: puksipuu (fi)
French: buis (fr) m
Georgian: ბზა (ka) (bza)
German: Buchsbaum (de) m
Greek:
Ancient: πύξος f (púxos)
Latin: buxus m
Old English: box m, boxtrēow n
Persian: شمشاد (fa) (šemšâd)
Polish: bukszpan (pl) m
Portuguese: buxo (pt) m
Spanish: boj (es) m
Swedish: buxbom (sv) c
Ukrainian: самши́т m (samšýt), букс m (buks), бушпан m (bušpan), букшпан m (bukšpan)
Welsh: bocyswydden (cy)

References

box tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Buxus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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