Word: boxthorn
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: box
thorn
Definition: Any plant of the genus Lycium.
Morphemes:
Affix: box
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, the pink box, or Lophostemon confertus).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: buxus
Language: la
Decoded: buxus
Meaning: box tree; thing made from boxwood
Affix: thorn
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn.