boxwood

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box·wood

noun \ˈbäks-ˌwd\

Definition of BOXWOOD

1
: the close-grained heavy hard tough wood of the box (genus Buxus); also : a wood of similar properties
2
: a tree producing boxwood

Examples of BOXWOOD

  1. We planted a few boxwoods.

First Known Use of BOXWOOD

1652

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