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词汇 pachysandra
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Definition of pachysandra in English:

pachysandra

nounˌpakɪˈsandrəˌpakiˈsandrə
  • An evergreen creeping shrubby plant of the box family.

    板凳果

    Genus Pachysandra, family Buxaceae: several species, in particular the Japanese P. terminalis

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you did have shade in the garden, you certainly did not extol it, you just quietly covered the area with ivy or pachysandra.
    • Serious ground covers like Vinca, pachysandra or ivy are too aggressive to make good companions.
    • At the base of a tree, for example, you might have better luck with wood chips or shade-loving ornamental plants like ivy, periwinkle, or pachysandra.
    • We must do something about the potato vine tangled in the pachysandra.

Origin

Formed irregularly from Greek pakhus 'thick' + anēr, andr- 'male' (with reference to the thick stamens).

Definition of pachysandra in US English:

pachysandra

nounˌpakiˈsandrə
  • An evergreen creeping shrubby plant of the box family.

    板凳果

    Genus Pachysandra, family Buxaceae: several species, in particular the Japanese P. terminalis

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Serious ground covers like Vinca, pachysandra or ivy are too aggressive to make good companions.
    • If you did have shade in the garden, you certainly did not extol it, you just quietly covered the area with ivy or pachysandra.
    • We must do something about the potato vine tangled in the pachysandra.
    • At the base of a tree, for example, you might have better luck with wood chips or shade-loving ornamental plants like ivy, periwinkle, or pachysandra.

Origin

Formed irregularly from Greek pakhus ‘thick’ + anēr, andr- ‘male’ (with reference to the thick stamens).

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