box tree

UK/bɒkstɹiː/US/bɑkstɹiː/

noun

Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge, for topiary, and as a source of boxwood.

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Meanings

nounbox tree (plural box trees)

plural box trees · alternative box-tree · alternative boxtree

  1. biologyAny of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge, for topiary, and as a source of boxwood.
  2. biologyAny trees of diverse species in Lophostemon, Eucalyptus, or other genera native to Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

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boxboxwood
Broader
tree

Translations

Ancient Greek πύξος
  • πύξος (púxos)tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Chinese Mandarin 黃楊 /黄杨
  • 黃楊 /黄杨 (huángyáng)tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Dutch buksboom
  • buksboomtree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Estonian pukspuu
  • pukspuutree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Finnish puksipuu
  • puksipuutree of the genus Buxus — see also box
French buis
  • buistree of the genus Buxus — see also box
German Buchsbaum
  • Buchsbaumtree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Greek πύξος
  • πύξος (pýxos)tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Hebrew תְּאַשּׁוּר
  • תְּאַשּׁוּרtree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Latin buxus
  • buxustree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Norwegian Bokmål buksbom
  • buksbomtree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Persian شمشاد
  • شمشاد (šemšâd)tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Polish bukszpan
  • bukszpantree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Portuguese buxo, buxeiro
  • buxotree of the genus Buxus — see also box
  • buxeirotree of the genus Buxus — see also box
  • buxeiratree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Spanish boj, boje
  • bojtree of the genus Buxus — see also box
  • bojetree of the genus Buxus — see also box
  • bujotree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Swedish buxbom
  • buxbomtree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Ukrainian самши́т, букс
  • самши́т (samšýt)tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
  • букс (buks)tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
  • бушпан (bušpan)tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
  • букшпан (bukšpan)tree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Welsh bocyswydden
  • bocyswyddentree of the genus Buxus — see also box
Cite this entry
APA

box tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20tree

MLA

“box tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20tree. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “box tree,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20tree.

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