noun
widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees
• Syn: ↑Buxaceae, ↑family Buxaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sapindales, ↑order Sapindales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Buxus, ↑genus Buxus, ↑genus Pachysandra
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noun : buxaceae
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box family,
a family of tropical or subtropical evergreen trees, shrubs, and herbs with leathery leaves and inconspicuous flowers, several of which, including boxwood and Japanese spurge, are widely grown for ornament.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.