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boxwood

box·wood

US/ˈbɑˌkswʊd/ uncommon

noun

1.

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 blocks

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2.

evergreen shrubs or small trees

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Origin

From box + wood; box from Latin buxus (“box-tree, object made of boxwood”), of uncertain origin; compare Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos).

Phrases

  • Cape boxwood
  • Knysna boxwood
  • Oregon boxwood

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