buxus

(Anglais)

1. (declension-2, feminine) the evergreen box tree.
2. (declension-2, feminine) a thing made of boxwood.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˈbʊk.sʊs]

Étymologie (Anglais)

Uncertain. Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos, “box tree”) is cognate, but probably not the origin, as the tree grew in Italy and is not native to Greece or Asia Minor. Both the Latin and Greek may be from an Italian substrate language.

Traductions

box-tree

Buchsbaum