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Where does “Buxaceae” come from?

Buxaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Buxus, from Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

Ancestry of “Buxaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualBuxus—
2Latinbuxusthe evergreen box tree; a thing made of boxwood
3Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood

Words derived from “Buxaceae”

  • buxaceous
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