Bachsis

Bachsis arabice buxus arbor vel ipsum lignum.

Apparatus:

Bachsis ACD | Bachs B ef

Translation:

Bachsis is Arabic for the boxwood tree or its wood.

Commentary:

From Arabic بَقسيس /baqsīs/ 'boxwood tree' (Lane, more commonly spelled بَقس /baqs/). Ultimately from Greek πύξος /pýxos/.

See also: Pyxis, Pyxos

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