boxboard

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noun

Paperboard used for the manufacture of folding cartons and rigid boxes.

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cartonboardAfrican nutmeg
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Meanings

nounboxboard (usually uncountable, plural boxboards)

plural boxboards

  1. uncountableusuallyPaperboard used for the manufacture of folding cartons and rigid boxes.

    Synonyms: cartonboard

  2. uncountableusuallySynonym of African nutmeg (“Pycnanthus angolensis”).

    Synonyms: African nutmeg

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPaperboard used for the manufacture of folding cartons and rigid boxes.

Similar
cartonboard

nounSynonym of African nutmeg (“Pycnanthus angolensis”).

Similar
African nutmeg
Also see
african nutmegcartonboard

Origin

From box + board.

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APA

boxboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boxboard

MLA

“boxboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boxboard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boxboard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boxboard.

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