buxifolius
/buks-ih-FOH-lee-us/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: buxifolia, buxifolium
A leaf epithet applied where the leaves recall those of box: small, firm and densely arranged along the stem, giving a fine-textured evergreen outline. This is the masculine form, paired with masculine genus names. Appears as buxifolius (masculine), buxifolia (feminine), or buxifolium (neuter).
Example
“Cotoneaster buxifolius (boxwood cotoneaster) takes the masculine ending to agree with the masculine genus name Cotoneaster.”