Etymology

boxwood

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Today it means: The box tree, Buxus sempervirens. Full definition →

Latin buxus
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  1. Latin · derived frombuxus“box-tree, object made of boxwood”
  2. English todayboxwood

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

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