"paxistima" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paxistimas [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} paxistima (usually uncountable, plural paxistimas)
  1. Either of two species of North American plants with glossy, evergreen leaves, Paxistima canbyi or Paxistima myrsinites, grown as groundcovers or low shrubs. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Staff vine family plants Synonyms: mountain lover Synonyms (Paxistima canbyi): cliffgreen, ratstripper, Canby paxistima Synonyms (Paxistima myrsinites): Oregon boxwood, Oregon box

Inflected forms

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