Main Entry: ¹box

Pronunciation: \ˈbäks\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural box or box·es

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin buxus, from Greek pyxos

Date: before 12th century

: an evergreen shrub or small tree (genus Buxus of the family Buxaceae, the box family) with opposite entire leaves and capsular fruits; especially : a widely cultivated shrub (B. sempervirens) used for hedges, borders, and topiary figures