pach|y|san|dra

pach|y|san|dra
pach|y|san|dra «PAK uh SAN druh», noun.
any one of a group of trailing, usually evergreen plants of the box family, commonly planted for ground cover.
╂[< New Latin Pachysandra the genus name < Greek pachýs thick + New Latin -andrus man, male]

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  • pachysandra — pach•y•san•dra [[t]ˌpæk əˈsæn drə[/t]] n. pl. dras pln any of several low growing plants of the genus Pachysandra, of the box family, widely grown as a ground cover • Etymology: 1805–15; < NL, irreg. < Gk pachýs thick +andr (s. of anḗr man; …   From formal English to slang

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