box tree

See also: boxtree

English

Noun

box tree (plural box trees)

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

Synonyms

• box
• boxwood

Hypernyms

• tree

Derived terms

• box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis)

Translations

tree of the genus Buxus — see also box

Armenian: տոսախ (hy) (tosax) Old Armenian: տօսախ (tōsax) Chinese: Mandarin: 黃楊 / 黄杨 (zh) (huángyáng) Estonian: pukspuu Finnish: puksipuu (fi) French: buis (fr) m Georgian: ბზა (ka) (bza) German: Buchsbaum (de) m Greek: πύξος (el) m (pýxos) Ancient: πύξος f (púxos) Hebrew: תְּאַשּׁוּר Latin: buxus m Mazanderani: شر (šar), شار (šâr) 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