BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Buxus sempervirens mean? 

• BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS (noun)
  The noun BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS has 1 sense:

1. large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures

  Familiarity information: BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Buxus sempervirens; common box; European box

Hypernyms ("Buxus sempervirens" is a kind of...):

box; boxwood (evergreen shrubs or small trees)