boxwood

box·wood

B0434600 (bŏks′wo͝od′)n. See box³.

boxwood

(ˈbɒksˌwʊd) n1. (Plants) the hard close-grained yellow wood of the box tree, used to make tool handles, small turned or carved articles, etc2. (Plants) the box tree

box•wood

(ˈbɒksˌwʊd)

n. 1. the hard, fine-grained wood of the box shrub or tree. 2. the tree or shrub itself. Compare box ³. [1645–55]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	boxwood - very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocksTurkish boxwoodboxwood, box - evergreen shrubs or small treeswood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	boxwood - evergreen shrubs or small treesboxBuxus, genus Buxus - type genus of the BuxaceaeBuxus sempervirens, common box, European box - large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figuresboxwood, Turkish boxwood - very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocksbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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