[ˈbʊk.sʊs], [ˈbuk.sus]
OriginUncertain. Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos, “box tree”) is cognate, but probably not the origin, as the tree grew in Italy and is not native to Greece or Asia Minor. Both the Latin and Greek may be from an Italian substrate language.
- declension-2, femininethe evergreen box tree.
- declension-2, femininea thing made of boxwood.
Formsbuxī(genitive) · buxus(nominative, singular) · buxī(nominative, plural) · buxī(genitive, singular) · buxōrum(genitive, plural) · buxō(dative, singular) · buxīs(dative, plural) · buxum(accusative, singular) · buxōs(accusative, plural) · buxō(ablative, singular) · buxīs(ablative, plural) · buxe(singular, vocative) · buxī(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary