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Definition: BUXEOUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Belonging to the box tree.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb buxeously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(buxeously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective buxeous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Buxeous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Buxeous \Bux"e*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression buxeus, from buxus the box tree.]. (references)

Definition: BUXEOUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Belonging to the box tree.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb buxeously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(buxeously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective buxeous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "BUXEOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Buxeous \Bux"e*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression buxeus, from buxus the box tree.]. (references)