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boxwood
noun box·wood \ˈbäks-ˌwu̇d\
: an evergreen bush or small tree that has small dark leaves and that is used especially to make hedges or boundaries in gardens
: the tough, hard wood of the boxwood
Full 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
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First Known Use of BOXWOOD
1652
Rhymes with BOXWOOD
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