Boxwood
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The box tree, Buxus sempervirens. countable, uncountable
- 2 evergreen shrubs or small trees wordnet
- 3 The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays. uncountable
- 4 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 wordnet
- 5 Any tree of genus Buxus. countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 A locality in the Rural City of Benalla and the City of Greater Shepparton, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
Example
More examples"She only bathes her shapely limbs in the pool, often combs out her hair, with a comb that is made of boxwood from Cytorus, and looks in the water to see what suits it best. Then draped in a translucent robe, she lies down on the soft leaves, or in the soft grass."
Etymology
From box + wood; box from Latin buxus (“box-tree, object made of boxwood”), of uncertain origin; compare Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos).
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