Definition of Boxwood

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Turkish Boxwood
Substance meronyms: Box
Generic synonyms: Wood

2. Noun. Evergreen shrubs or small trees.
Exact synonyms: Box
Group relationships: Buxus, Genus Buxus
Specialized synonyms: Buxus Sempervirens, Common Box, European Box
Terms within: Turkish Boxwood
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Definition of Boxwood

1. n. The wood of the box (Buxus).

Definition of Boxwood

1. Noun. The box tree, ''Buxus sempervivens'' ¹

2. Noun. The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Boxwood

1. an evergreen shrub [n -S]

Medical Definition of Boxwood

1. The wood of the box (Buxus). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boxwood

boxplot
boxplots
boxroom
boxrooms
boxscore
boxscores
boxset
boxsets
boxspring
boxsprings
boxthorns
boxties
boxty
boxwise
boxwood (current term)
boxwoods
boxy
boy's name
boy-crazy
boy-next-door
boy-shorts
boy band
boy bands
boy crazier
boy craziest

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