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pachysandra

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pachysandra /ˌpakiˈsandrə, ˌpækɪˈsændrə /
▸ noun an evergreen creeping shrubby plant of the box family.
Genus Pachysandra, family Buxaceae: several species, in particular the Japanese P. terminalis.
– ORIGIN formed irregularly from Greek pakhus ‘thick’ + anēr, andr- ‘male’ (with reference to the thick stamens).
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