box·wood

(bŏks′wo͝od′)

See box³.

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boxwood

(ˈbɒksˌwʊd)

1. (Plants) the hard close-grained yellow wood of the box tree, used to make tool handles, small turned or carved articles, etc

2. (Plants) the box tree

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

box•wood

(ˈbɒksˌwʊd)

n.

1. the hard, fine-grained wood of the box shrub or tree.

2. the tree or shrub itself. Compare box ³.

[1645–55]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	boxwood - 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 Turkish boxwood boxwood, box - evergreen shrubs or small trees wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	boxwood - evergreen shrubs or small trees box Buxus, genus Buxus - type genus of the Buxaceae Buxus sempervirens, common box, European box - large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures boxwood, Turkish boxwood - 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 bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Translations

Buchsbaum

boj

bosso

boxwood

[ˈbɒkswʊd] N → boj m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

boxwood

[ˈbɒkswʊd] n → buis m

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The close green walls of privet, that had bordered the principal walk, were two-thirds withered away, and the rest grown beyond all reasonable bounds; the old boxwood swan, that sat beside the scraper, had lost its neck and half its body: the castellated towers of laurel in the middle of the garden, the gigantic warrior that stood on one side of the gateway, and the lion that guarded the other, were sprouted into such fantastic shapes as resembled nothing either in heaven or earth, or in the waters under the earth; but, to my young imagination, they presented all of them a goblinish appearance, that harmonised well with the ghostly legions and dark traditions our old nurse had told us respecting the haunted hall and its departed occupants.

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He felt his way through the lilacs, along the boxwood hedge, up to the south wing of the Big House, where Miss Nellie d'Arnault practised the piano every morning.

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"Here, excellency," said Peppino, offering him a little blunt knife and a boxwood fork.

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The curious child had detached the bag from the goat's neck, had opened it, and had emptied out its contents on the rush matting; it was an alphabet, each letter of which was separately inscribed on a tiny block of boxwood. Hardly had these playthings been spread out on the matting, when the child, with surprise, beheld the goat (one of whose "miracles" this was no doubt), draw out certain letters with its golden hoof, and arrange them, with gentle pushes, in a certain order.

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They took the mule-yoke from the peg on which it hung, a yoke of boxwood with a knob on the top of it and rings for the reins to go through.

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The softer color sense is also coupled with an attention to floral motifs with its new dinnerware pieces that have been added to its classic Boxwood collection with white scalloped edges and embossed green leaves.

Muted hues, understated elegance

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* Volutella blight on boxwood looks similar to winter damage, with leaves turning orange to bronze and then straw colored.

Lengthy, windy winter may cause damage to evergreens

With its expanse of concrete, old-fashioned boxwood hedging, and half-dead ivy, the yard was at odds with the wooded hillside around it.

The path ahead: a dated front yard gets an enchanting transformation

A boxwood hedge runs parallel to and screens the parapet rail, while the walls are softened by trellis panels with climbing hydrangea.

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