πύξος
πύξος, the box-tree
πύξος, ἡ,
- box, Buxus sempervirens, Thphr. HP 3.15.5, Arist. Mu. 401a3, Mir. 831b23, etc. (Hom. only has Adj. πύξινος): prov., πύξον εἰς Κύτωρον ἤγαγες ‘carry coals to Newcastle’, Eust. 88.3.
- 2 boxwood, IG 42(1).102.45 (Epid., iv. B.C.), Nic. Al. 579, Th. 516.
πύξος, ου (ἡ) buis, arbrisseau, Arstt. Mund. 6, 37 ; Th. H.P. 3, 15, 5 ; Nic. Al. 592, Th. 516.
πύξος, ἡ, der Buxbaum, das Buxbaumholz ; Arist. mund. 6.37 Theophr. u. A.; – bes. bemerkt wird die bleichgelbe Farbe des Buxbaumholzes, χροιὴ πύξου, Nic. Th. 516, πύξοιο χλόος, Al. 592.
πύξος, ἡ,
- the box-tree or box-wood, Lat. buxus.