pachysandra

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 thick + Gk andr- (s. of anér man; see ANDRO-) + -a -A2; so called in reference to the thick stamens of the male flowers]

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  • Pachysandra — terminalis Systematik Klasse: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliopsida) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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 — (P. Mich.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Trikokken, Euphorbieen Spr., Rautengewächse, Buxeae Rchnb., 21. Kl. 3. Ordn. L.; Art: P. procumbens, auf Gebirgen Nordamerikas …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • pachysandra — (n.) 1813, from Modern Latin (1803), from Gk. packhys thick + aner (gen. andros) man (see ANTHROPO (Cf. anthropo )), used in botany to mean having stamens …   Etymology dictionary

  • Pachysandra — Pachysandra …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pachysandra —   Pachysandra …   Wikipedia Español

  • 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 — 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 — 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 — 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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