pachysandra
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əˈsæn noun
any plant of the genus Pachysandra, as the Allegheny spurge or Japanese spurge, the leaves of which grow in a rounded clump, widely used as a ground cover in the U.S.
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pachysandra
1813, from Mod.L. (1803), from Gk. packhys "thick" + aner (gen. andros) "man" (see anthropo-), used in botany to mean "having stamens."
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Pachysandra
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Example sentences
It has also appeared on ground covers such as ivy and pachysandra.
The sun did not reach down there and the pachysandra and ivy would die, would need to be replaced again and again.
Restrict the use of groundcover, such as pachysandra, in areas frequented by family and roaming pets.
Restrict the use of groundcover, such as pachysandra in areas frequented by family and roaming pets.
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