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pachysandra definition

☆ pachy·san·dra (pak′ə san′drə)

noun

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

Etymology: ModL < Gr pachys (see pachyderm) + ModL -andrus, -androus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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