buxi

See also: bùxí, bùxī, and bǔxí

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin buxī, genitive of buxus (“box tree”). By surface analysis, Buxus (“box tree”) +‎ -i. Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 with the description of Chermes buxi (now Psylla buxi), a species of psyllid.

Adjective

buxi m or f or n

  1. (relational) Of box trees.

Derived terms

Ido

Noun

buxi

  1. plural of buxo

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

buxī

  1. inflection of buxus:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive singular

Venetan

Noun

buxi

  1. plural of buxo
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