buxus

Thân thiện

A gardener carefully trims a small buxus hedge.

Definition

Noun: 1. A genus of plants: Buxus is the scientific name for the genus that includes the common boxwood shrub. It is the type genus for the plant family Buxaceae.

Usage

• is used primarily in botanical and horticultural contexts to refer to the genus of evergreen shrubs and small trees commonly known as boxwoods.
• It is a proper noun (the genus name) and is typically written in italics in scientific writing: .

Examples

• The garden's formal hedge was planted with .
• Several species within the genus are popular for topiary.
• The botanist specialized in the family Buxaceae, particularly the genus .

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic classification, is the reference point (the type genus) for the entire Buxaceae family. This means the family's characteristics are defined by those of the genus.

Variants and Related Words

• Boxwood (n.): The common name for shrubs of the genus .
• Buxaceae (n.): The plant family to which the genus belongs.

Synonyms

• Boxwood (when referring to the plants collectively, not the scientific genus name).

Học thuật

Noun

1. type genus of the Buxaceae

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Buxus
• genus Buxus