African boxwood

noun

Myrsine africana, a primulaceous shrub indigenous to Southern and Eastern Africa, the Azores, the Arabian Peninsula, South Asia, and East Asia.

Meanings

noun
  1. Myrsine africana, a primulaceous shrub indigenous to Southern and Eastern Africa, the Azores, the Arabian Peninsula, South Asia, and East Asia.

    Synonyms: Cape myrtle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMyrsine africana, a primulaceous shrub indigenous to Southern and Eastern Africa, the Azores, the Arabian Peninsula, South Asia, and East Asia.

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African boxwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20boxwood

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