bəkˈsāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Buxus, type genus + -aceae
: a small family of widely distributed shrubs, trees, or sometimes herbs (order Sapindales) having evergreen foliage and flowers with no corolla and a 3-loculed ovary
• bux·a·ceous (ˈ)bək|sāshəs adjective