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Definition of pachysandra
: any of a genus (Pachysandra) of perennial evergreen plants of the box family often used as a ground cover
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This disease primarily attacks boxwoods, but can also be found on pachysandra.
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Digging Deeper Pachysandra Volutella blight Pachysandra groundcover can look perfect for years and suddenly sicken and die out.
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Other plants that should work include creeping lily turf, pachysandra and yellow archangel.
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Origin and Etymology of pachysandra
New Latin, irregular from Greek pachys + New Latin -andrus -androus
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