BOXWOOD


Meaning of BOXWOOD in English

/boks"wood'/ , n.

1. the hard, fine-grained, compact wood of the box shrub or tree, used for wood-engravers' blocks, musical instruments, etc.

2. the tree or shrub itself. Cf. box 3 .

[ 1645-55; BOX 3 + WOOD 1 ]

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