pachysandra

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noun

A genus, Pachysandra, of four or five species of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs, belonging to the boxwood family, Buxaceae, used ornamentally as groundcover.

OriginAncient Greek παχύς →
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Meanings

nounpachysandra (plural pachysandras)

plural pachysandras

  1. biologyA genus, Pachysandra, of four or five species of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs, belonging to the boxwood family, Buxaceae, used ornamentally as groundcover.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαχύς
  2. Englishpachysandra

From the New Latin genus name, equivalent to English pachy-, from Ancient Greek παχύς (pakhús) [Term?].

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APA

pachysandra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachysandra

MLA

“pachysandra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachysandra. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pachysandra,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachysandra.

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