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Definition of: pachysandra
(pak′ə·san′drə) noun
A hardy, evergreen, spurgelike plant (Pachysandra terminalis) of the box family, much cultivated for ground cover in shady spots: also called shade grass. [<NL, with thick stamens <Gk. pachys thick + anēr, andros man, a male]
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