boxwood

box·wood  (bkswd)

n.

1. The box plant.

2. The wood of the box plant.

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boxwood [ˈbɒksˌwʊd]

n

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

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the box tree

Thesaurus

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

boxwood [ˈbɒkswʊd] N → boj m

boxwood [ˈbɒkswʊd] n → buis m