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boxwood en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From box + wood; box from Latin buxus (“box-tree, object made of boxwood”), of uncertain origin; compare Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.
2. (uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any tree of genus Buxus.

Forms

Deriveds

Cape boxwood · Oregon boxwood · Knysna boxwood · Florida boxwood

Synonyms

European box (Buxus sempervirens) · common box (Buxus sempervirens)

Translations (60)

fr buis (Buxus sempervirens) · gv foiee kishtey (Buxus sempervirens) · ru букс (Buxus sempervirens) · uk букс (Buxus sempervirens) · he אַשּׁוּר (Buxus sempervirens) · nl buksboom (Buxus sempervirens) · sv buxbom (Buxus sempervirens) · pl bukszpan (Buxus sempervirens) · es boj (Buxus sempervirens) · sv buxbom (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · hu bukszus (any tree of genus Buxus) · ca boix comú (Buxus sempervirens) · nl bukshout (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · nl buxus (Buxus sempervirens) · la buxus (any tree of genus Buxus) · gl buxo (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · pl bukszpan (any tree of genus Buxus) · hu bukszus (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · enm box (Buxus sempervirens) · hu puszpáng (Buxus sempervirens) · cy bocs (any tree of genus Buxus) · mk шимшир (Buxus sempervirens) · es boj (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · uk букшпан (Buxus sempervirens) · hu puszpáng (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · et pukspuu (Buxus sempervirens) · de Buchsbaumholz (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · ca boix (any tree of genus Buxus) · grc πύξος (Buxus sempervirens) · fi isopuksipuu (Buxus sempervirens) · de Buchsbaum (Buxus sempervirens) · la buxum (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · gv foiee kishtey (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · da buksbom (Buxus sempervirens) · ka ბზა (Buxus sempervirens) · de Buchs (Buxus sempervirens) · uk самши́т (Buxus sempervirens) · pl bukszpan (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · ga bosca (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · fa شمشاد (Buxus sempervirens) · hu puszpáng (any tree of genus Buxus) · nl buxushout (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · fa شمشاد (any tree of genus Buxus) · eu ezpel (Buxus sempervirens) · fi puksipuu (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · ca boix (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · pt buxo (Buxus sempervirens) · pa ਚਿਕੜੀ (Buxus sempervirens) · uk бушпан (Buxus sempervirens) · tr şimşir (Buxus sempervirens) · et pukspuupuit (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · ru самши́т (Buxus sempervirens) · pt buxinho (Buxus sempervirens) · pt buxo anão (Buxus sempervirens) · hu bukszus (Buxus sempervirens) · gl buxo (Buxus sempervirens) · enm box (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · nl palmhout (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · mk шимшир (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) · tl bo (Buxus sempervirens)