Definition
A spiny shrub or small tree of the nightshade family, often used as an ornamental or hedge plant.
Etymology
Compound of 'box' (the tree, possibly from Greek 'puxos') and 'thorn' (from Old English 'þorn'), referring to the plant's thorny branches and box-like leaves.
Kelly Says
Boxthorn is sometimes called 'Matrimony Vine' in Asia because folklore claimed that a husband and wife who tended it together would stay married—turning a thorny plant into a metaphor for commitment.
Translations
ARالعربية
شجيرة البصق
shujirah al-basq
CSČeština
trnovník
tr-no-v-nik
DADansk
boxbusk
boks-busk
DEDeutsch
Boxstrauch
boks-sh-traukh
ESEspañol
espinillo
es-pin-ee-yo
FISuomi
laakeri
la-a-ke-ri
FRFrançais
agrume
a-groom
HEעברית
עץ קוצני
etz ko-tzeni
HIहिन्दी
बॉक्सथॉर्न
boks-thorn
HUMagyar
kardvirág
kard-vi-ragh
IDBahasa Indonesia
semak duri
se-mak doo-ri
ITItaliano
agrifoglio
a-gri-f-og-lio
JA日本語
ボックスソーン
bokkusu-so-n
MSBahasa Melayu
semak duri
se-mak doo-ri
NLNederlands
doornstruik
door-n-stroek
NONorsk
boksbusk
boks-busk
PLPolski
krzew kolczasty
krev kol-cha-sty
PTPortuguês
agrómio
a-groh-mee-o
RUРусский
бокс-терн
boks-tern
SVSvenska
boxväxt
boks-vext
SWKiswahili
mti wa mawe
m-ti wa ma-we
VITiếng Việt
cây gai
cay gai
ZUZU
isilwane
ee-si-l-wa-ne