"buxus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbuk.sus/ [Classical], [ˈbʊks̠ʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈbuk.sus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈbuksus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{unc|la}} Uncertain, {{cog|grc|πύξος||box tree}} Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos, “box tree”) Head templates: {{la-noun|buxus<2>|g=f}} buxus f (genitive buxī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|buxus<2>}} Forms: buxī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], buxus [nominative, singular], buxī [nominative, plural], buxī [genitive, singular], buxōrum [genitive, plural], buxō [dative, singular], buxīs [dative, plural], buxum [accusative, singular], buxōs [accusative, plural], buxō [ablative, singular], buxīs [ablative, plural], buxe [singular, vocative], buxī [plural, vocative]
  1. the evergreen box tree. Tags: declension-2, feminine Categories (lifeform): Trees
    Sense id: en-buxus-la-noun-bXqe7iQE Disambiguation of Trees: 50 50 Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the second declension: 57 43
  2. a thing made of boxwood. Tags: declension-2, feminine Categories (lifeform): Trees
    Sense id: en-buxus-la-noun-jSry0kaY Disambiguation of Trees: 50 50 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: buxētum, buxeus, buxifer, pyxis, buxis, buxōsus, buxum

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
        "Classical"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbuk.sus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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  "lang_code": "la",
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      "word": "buxētum"
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        "the evergreen box tree."
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        [
          "evergreen",
          "evergreen"
        ],
        [
          "box tree",
          "box tree"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a thing made of boxwood."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boxwood",
          "boxwood"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuk.sus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbʊks̠ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuk.sus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbuksus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "buxus"
}

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