Definition
Another name for the boxberry plant (wintergreen) or related box plants with thick, dense foliage.
Etymology
Compound of 'box' (describing the plant's dense appearance like boxwood) and 'bush' (its growth form). A descriptive colonial American term.
Kelly Says
Box plants were so prized for their dense, evergreen foliage that they became status symbols in formal gardens—the reason boxwood hedges are still found around fancy estates today!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Cardboard
kar-bo-ard
ARالعربية
شجيرة الصندوق
sh-ji-rah as-sanduq
CACatalà
arbust de caixa
ar-boo-st de ka-i-sa
CSČeština
krabicový keř
kra-bi-co-vy ker
DADansk
kistebusk
kist-e-busk
DEDeutsch
Kastenstrauch
kas-ten-sh-trauch
ELΕλληνικά
θάμνος κουτιού
tha-mos koo-tee-ou
ESEspañol
arbusto de caja
ar-boo-sto de ka-ha
FAفارسی
گیاهی جعبهای
gee-ha-ee ja-e-beh-ee
FISuomi
laatikkojenpensas
la-a-tik-ko-jen-pen-sas
FRFrançais
buisson de boîte
bwee-son de bo-it
GUGU
કાર્ડબોર્ડ
kaar-d-bo-rd
HEעברית
שיח קופסאות
shi-ach ko-pa-ot
HIहिन्दी
बक्सा का झाड़ी
bak-sa ka jha-ad-ree
HUMagyar
ládoboksz
la-do-bo-ksz
IDBahasa Indonesia
semak kotak
se-mak ko-tak
ITItaliano
arbusto di scatola
ar-boo-sto di ska-to-la
MRMR
कार्डबोर्ड
kaar-d-bo-rd
MSBahasa Melayu
semak kotak
se-mak ko-tak
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုးပင်
kye-o-pin
NLNederlands
kiststruik
kist-sh-traik
NONorsk
kistebusk
kiste-busk
PAPA
ਕਾਰ્ਡਬੋਰਡ
kaar-d-bo-rd
PLPolski
krzew skrzynkowy
krzew skrzyn-ko-wy
PTPortuguês
arbusto de caixa
ar-boo-sto de ka-i-sa
RORomână
arbust de cutie
ar-bust de koo-tee
RUРусский
кустарник-ящик
ku-star-nik-yas-chik
SVSvenska
lådorbuske
la-dor-bu-ske
SWKiswahili
mti wa sanduku
m-tee wa san-du-ku
TAதமிழ்
பொட்டுக் கொடிகள்
pot-tuk ko-di-gal
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న చెట్టు
chinna chet-tu
THไทย
พุ่มไม้กล่อง
phum mai glong
TLTL
kahoy na kahon
ka-hoy na ka-hon
TRTürkçe
kutuyu ağaç
ku-tu-yu a-chag
UKУкраїнська
кущ-скринька
kush-skryn-ka
URاردو
صندوقی درخت
sand-oo-qi der-akh
VITiếng Việt
cây bụi đựng hộp
cay bui-dung hop