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Definition of Boxwoods
1. boxwood [n] - See also: boxwood
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boxwoods
Literary usage of Boxwoods
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Wood by Herbert Stone (1921)
"In the boxwoods the habit of the tree 'certainly seems to be significant : Buxus
sempervirens has a bilateral habit, otherwise the sprays are flat, ..."
2. Rediscovering America: Exploring the Small Towns of Virginia & Maryland by William J. Burnham, Mary K. Burnham (2002)
"There are plenty of these at Gunston Hall, where George Mason planted the long
row of boxwoods that very likely predate the Revolution. ..."
3. One of Ours by Willa Cather (1922)
"A wall of very old boxwoods stood green against a row of dead Lombardy poplars.
Along the shattered side of the main building, a pear tree, trained on wires ..."
4. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"The boxwoods or Box TREES are extensively cultivated evergreen shrubs or small
trees with small opposite entire leaves. They are dense but slow growing ..."
5. Battles and Sketches of the Army of Tennessee by Bromfield Lewis Ridley (1906)
"This walk was bordered by boxwoods and shade trees. Much of the grounds was
devoted to flowers, especially roses of the finest varieties. ..."
6. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1916)
"... boxwoods, Tie Timber, Dimension Timber, Red Cedar Shingles, Western Larch,
Douglas Fir, Western Soft Pine (an unfortunate name given to the Yellow pine! ..."
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