ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Boxwood

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Boxwood is a noun meaning (countable, uncountable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.

Meaning

(countable, uncountable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.

More Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Any tree of genus Buxus.

Word Forms

Synonyms for boxwood

Depending on context, synonyms include box.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include box, boxtree, buxine, buttonwood, bluewood, birchwood.

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