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Buxus
Buxus (family Buxaceae) A widespread genus of trees that includes B. sempervirens (box) which has a valuable, very close-grained wood. There are 30 species.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Buxus." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Buxus." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Buxus.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Buxus." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Buxus.html |
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boxwood
box·wood / ˈbäksˌwoŏd/ • n. see box3 (sense 1). |
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"boxwood." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "boxwood." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-boxwood.html "boxwood." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-boxwood.html |
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boxwood
boxwood See BUXUS.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "boxwood." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "boxwood." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-boxwood.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "boxwood." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-boxwood.html |
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