n.
Pronunciation: ' bäks
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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