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buxus.

boxwood; a box tree; instrument, pipe, flute (usually made of boxwood);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbʊk.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈbuk.sus]
  1. the evergreen box tree.

    declension-2 · feminine
  2. a thing made of boxwood.

    declension-2 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos, “box tree”) is cognate, but probably not the origin, as the tree grew in Italy and is not native to Greece or Asia Minor. Both the Latin and Greek may be from an Italian substrate language.

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