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pachysandra

pach·y·san·dra [ pàki sándrə ] (plural pach·y·san·dras or pach·y·san·dra)


noun 
Definition:
 
evergreen plant: a low-growing evergreen bush with toothed leaves and tiny white flowers, often used as ground cover. Genus Pachysandra.

[Early 19th century. < modern Latin< Greek pakhus "thick" + andr- "man, male"; from the thick stamens]
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