Buxus
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Buxus sempervirens
See also: buxus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos, “box tree”).
Proper noun
Buxus m
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
- Buxus sempervirens (boxwood, common box, European box) - type species; for other species see
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 Paleobiology Database
- Buxeae at APWeb
- Buxus at Plants of the World Online
- Buxus at USDA Plants database
