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le buis

/bɥi/ noun · masculine C2
  1. box (tree)
  2. boxwood
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On parcourait ce jardin en suivant une allée sablée de sable rouge, sur lequel mordait, avec des tons qui eussent réjoui l'œil de Delacroix, notre Rubens moderne, une bordure de gros buis, vieille de plusieurs années.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 624 · C1

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