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Meanings of buxus sempervirens in English

Portuguese
buxo

Large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures.

        buxo
        Synonyms
        Examples for "common box"
        Examples for "common box"
        1
        After this was sufficiently examined, a common box, which contained my greatest treasure, a small relief from Nineveh, was brought forward.
        A Woman's Journey Round the World / From Vienna to Brazil, Chili...
        2
        It was just a common box sleigh with two seats, and the bottom filled with straw, and two horses to pull us.
        Missionary Work Among the Ojebway Indians
        3
        Where turtle meat is bottled or canned, the snapping turtle and the common box tortoise are sometimes used as "substitutes."
        Three Acres and Liberty
        4
        It was a common boxed house, painted white and wid a long gallery across de front.
        Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
        1
        Despite receiving strong reviews everywhere, the Tom Cruise vehicle has hiccupped at both the US and European box offices.
        The Irish Times
        2
        For quickly covering steep, dry banks and mounds where few other plants could exist this European Box Thorn is invaluable.
        Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
        3
        L. EUROPAEUM.-EuropeanBox Thorn.
        Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
        Translations for buxus sempervirens
        Portuguese
        buxo