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pachysandra|ˌpækɪˈsændrə|
[mod.L. (A. Michaux Flora Boreali-Americana (1803) II. 177), f. Gr. παχύς thick + ἀνήρ, ἀνδρό-ς male, in reference to the thick stamens of the male flowers.]
A small evergreen subshrub of the genus so called, belonging to the family Buxaceæ, native to eastern North America or eastern Asia, and bearing white or pinkish-white flowers.
1813W. T. Aiton Hortus Kewensis (ed. 2) V. 260 Trailing Pachysandra. Nat[ive] of North America. Intro[duced] 1800, by Messrs. Fraser. 1818Curtis's Bot. Mag. XLV. 1964 Trailing Pachysandra... Pachysandra was first described in Michaux's Flora of North-America, and received its name from the remarkable thickness of its stamens. It has very little beauty to recommend it to the flower-garden; but the curious Botanist will regard it with some interest. 1914W. J. Bean Trees & Shrubs Hardy in Brit. Isles II. 118 The Pachysandras thrive in any moist soil, and do not mind shade; they make neat tufts, but are of only moderate decorative value. 1941R. S. Walker Lookout 52 Pachysandra, or mountain spurge, blooms in March and April in the rich soil in Lookout Mountain woods. 1961Amat. Gardening 18 Nov. 1/1 The pachysandra is..one of those borderline plants that are half shrub half herbaceous perennial. 1975New Yorker 23 June 38/3 Both laughing, he supervised John's spitting out the lettuce and paper and tobacco into the pachysandra. |