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 – boxes or 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
• Category:Buxus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Buxus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Buxus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• “Buxus”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026
• Buxeae at APWeb
• Buxus at Plants of the World Online
• Buxus at USDA Plants database