boxwood
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English
Etymology
From box + wood; box from Latin buxus (“box-tree, object made of boxwood”), of uncertain origin; compare Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos).
Noun
boxwood (countable and uncountable, plural boxwoods)
- (countable, uncountable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.
- (uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.
- (countable, uncountable) Any tree of genus Buxus.
Synonyms
- (Buxus sempervirens): common box, European box
Derived terms
Translations
Buxus sempervirens
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the hard, close-grained wood of this tree
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any tree of genus Buxus