genus Pachysandra

genus Pachysandra
noun
evergreen perennial procumbent subshrubs or herbs
Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Buxaceae, ↑family Buxaceae, ↑box family
Member Meronyms: ↑pachysandra

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  • pachysandra — n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Pachysandra}; they are low growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pachysandra — ☆ pachysandra [pak΄ə san′drə ] n. [ModL < Gr pachys (see PACHYDERM) + ModL andrus, ANDROUS] any of a genus (Pachysandra) of low, dense growing, hardy evergreen plants of the box family, often used for a ground cover in the shade …   English World dictionary

  • Pachysandra — Taxobox name = Pachysandra image width = 240px image caption = Pachysandra terminalis regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Buxales familia = Buxaceae genus = Pachysandra subdivision ranks = Species subdivision …   Wikipedia

  • Pachysandra procumbens — Taxobox name = Pachysandra procumbens image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Buxales familia = Buxaceae genus = Pachysandra species = P. procumbens binomial = Pachysandra procumbens Pachysandra …   Wikipedia

  • pachysandra — noun any plant of the genus Pachysandra; low growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Hyponyms: ↑Allegheny spurge, ↑Allegheny mountain spurge, ↑Pachysandra procumbens …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pachysandra terminalis — Taxobox name = Japanese spurge image width = 250px image caption = inflorescence and foliage regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Buxales familia = Buxaceae genus = Pachysandra species = P. terminalis binomial …   Wikipedia

  • Pachysandra terminalis — ID 58743 Symbol Key PATE11 Common Name Japanese pachysandra Family Buxaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CT, DC, DE, IL, IN, MA, MD, MN, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, VA Growth… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Pachysandra — ID 58741 Symbol Key PACHY3 Common Name pachysandra Family Buxaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MN, MS, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA Growth… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • pachysandra — /pak euh san dreuh/, n. any plant of the genus Pachysandra, as the Allegheny spurge or Japanese spurge, the leaves of which grow in a rounded clump, widely used as a ground cover in the U.S. [1805 15; < NL: the genus name, irreg. from Gk pachýs… …   Universalium

  • pachysandra — noun Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek pachys + New Latin andrus androus Date: 1813 any of a genus (Pachysandra) of perennial evergreen plants of the box family often used as a ground cover …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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