boxwood

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boxwood^¹

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

noun boxwoods

countable, uncountable The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.
Similar: common box, European box
uncountable The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.
countable, uncountable Any tree of genus Buxus.

Boxwood^²

proper noun

A locality in the Rural City of Benalla and the City of Greater Shepparton, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

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noun Buxus sempervirens

Español	boj
Português	buxo, buxinho, buxo anão
Français	buis
Deutsch	Buchsbaum, Buchs
Русский	самши́т samšít, букс buks
עברית	אַשּׁוּר ashúr

noun the hard, close-grained wood of this tree

Español	boj
Deutsch	Buchsbaumholz

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@misc{boxwood_2026,
  title = {boxwood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boxwood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}