A plant family that includes boxwood and related evergreen shrubs.
Scientific Latin name derived from Buxus (the genus of boxwood) plus -aceae, a standard suffix for plant families. Buxus itself comes from Greek puxos.
The Buxaceae family includes some of the most historically important plants for creating intricate garden mazes and topiaries—boxwood's density made it the plant of choice for European formal gardens.
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