Buxus

Buxus

See also: buxus

Translingual

Buxus sempervirens

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Buxus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Buxaceae – the box trees.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Buxales - order; Buxaceae - family; Buxeae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Buxus sect. Buxus, Buxus sect. Eugeniobuxus, Buxus sect. Notobuxus, Buxus sect. Probuxus, Buxus sect. Tricera - sections
  • Buxus sempervirens (boxwood, common box, European box) - type species; for other species see Buxus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Buxus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Buxus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Buxus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Buxus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Buxus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Buxus at Encyclopedia of Life
• Buxus at Paleology Database
• Buxeae at APWeb
• Buxus at The Plant List
• Buxus at USDA Plants database