Definitions
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- proper n. A taxonomic genus within the family Buxaceae — the box trees.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. the type genus of the Buxaceae.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A genus of plants whose species afford the valuable hard wood called boxwood; the box.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. type genus of the Buxaceae
Etymologies
Examples
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Boxwood Buxus sempervirens was the wood of choice for European woodwinds since antiquity, and is still unbeatable for its warm tone.
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Along the sides of the escarpment Macchia-like evergreen and semi-evergreen scrub occurs with species such as Dracaena schizantha, Cadia purpea, Buxus hildebrandtii, and Pistacia aethiopica, while remnants of Juniperus forest grow at higher altitudes on the mountains.
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A representative example of Cedar of Lebanon forests in south Anatolia; area includes quite a large strict nature reserve Korcoban K. Maras Nature Reserve Ia 580 Euro-Siberian relict forest with Fagus orientalis, Tilia rubra, Ilex colchica, Buxus balearica Area lies in the Amanos Mountains, one of the most important centres of endemism in the ecoregion; contains relict forest types belonging to the "Northern Anatolia Conifer and Deciduous Forest Ecoregion".
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On the limestone plateau and upward to the middle slopes of the Hagghier Mountains there are areas of semi-deciduous thicket dominated by Rhus thyrsiflora, Buxus hildebrandtii, Carphalea obovata, and Croton spp.
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Groves of box Buxus colchica and yew Taxus baccata are especially prized.
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A species of the genus Buxus (reported as extinct) was found in the area too.
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Among tree species are Eyer evergreen chinquapin Castonopsis eyeri, Farges evergreen chinquapin C. fabri, Hance tanbark oak Lithocarpus hancei, blue Japanese oak Cyclobalanopsis glauca, Taiwan pine Pinus taiwanesis, Chinese little-leaf box tree Buxus sinica var. parvifolia, common Chinese birch Cunninghmia lanceolata, Chinese cedar Cryptomeria fortunei, Masson pine P. Massoniana, etc.
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The distinctive forests of this region include many range-restricted species as Quercus castaneifolia, Zelkova carpinifolia, Parrotia persica, Albizzia julibrissin, Buxus hyrcana, Danaë racemosa, etc.
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Understory trees and tall shrubs beneath the fairly open canopy include Buxus natalensis, Englerophytum natalense, and Rothmannia globosa.
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Unusual communities grow in mesic limestone gorges, including Buxus hildebrantii, Maytenus undata, and Vepris eugeniifolia.
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