Definitions
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- noun A slow-growing evergreen ground cover Sarcococca
humilis withinsignificant white flowers with a sharp aroma of cinnamon and cloves.
Etymologies
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sweet + box
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Examples
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The following ground covers work: epimediums, lamiums, sweetbox, various hellebores, pachysandra and the euphorbia known as Mrs. Robb's spurge.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Adrian Higgins 2011
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Japanese little leaf holly and rhododendron trees, with sweetbox shrubs as ground cover.
Princeton University Top Stories Ushma Patel 2010
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Japanese little leaf holly and rhododendron trees, with sweetbox shrubs as ground cover.
Princeton University Top Stories Ushma Patel 2010
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