boxwood

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noun

The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.

Similar
common boxEuropean boxTurkish boxwoodbox
OriginLatin buxus →
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Meanings

boxwood1

nounboxwood (countable and uncountable, plural boxwoods)

plural boxwoods

  1. countableuncountableThe box tree, Buxus sempervirens.

    Synonyms: common box, European box

  2. uncountableThe hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.
  3. countableuncountableAny tree of genus Buxus.

Boxwood2

proper noun
  1. A locality in the Rural City of Benalla and the City of Greater Shepparton, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe box tree, Buxus sempervirens.

Similar
common boxEuropean box

More synonyms by meaning

nounvery hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks

Similar
Turkish boxwood
Broader
wood

nounevergreen shrubs or small trees

Similar
box
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
boxbox treecommon box

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinbuxus“box-tree, object made of boxwood”
  2. Englishboxwood

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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Translations

Ancient Greek πύξος
  • πύξος (púxos)Buxus sempervirens
Basque ezpel
  • ezpelBuxus sempervirens
Catalan boix comú, boix
  • boix comúBuxus sempervirens
  • boixthe hard, close-grained wood of this tree
  • boixany tree of genus Buxus
Danish buksbom
  • buksbomBuxus sempervirens
Dutch buxus, buksboom
  • buxusBuxus sempervirens
  • buksboomBuxus sempervirens
  • buxushoutthe hard, close-grained wood of this tree
  • palmhoutthe hard, close-grained wood of this tree
  • bukshoutthe hard, close-grained wood of this tree
Estonian pukspuu, pukspuupuit
  • pukspuuBuxus sempervirens
  • pukspuupuitthe hard, close-grained wood of this tree
Finnish isopuksipuu, puksipuu
  • isopuksipuuBuxus sempervirens
  • puksipuuthe hard, close-grained wood of this tree
French buis
  • buisBuxus sempervirens
German Buchsbaum, Buchs
  • BuchsbaumBuxus sempervirens
  • BuchsBuxus sempervirens
  • Buchsbaumholzthe hard, close-grained wood of this tree
Hebrew אַשּׁוּר
  • אַשּׁוּר (ashúr)Buxus sempervirens
Hungarian bukszus, puszpáng
  • bukszusBuxus sempervirens
  • puszpángBuxus sempervirens
  • bukszusthe hard, close-grained wood of this tree
  • puszpángthe hard, close-grained wood of this tree
  • bukszusany tree of genus Buxus
  • puszpángany tree of genus Buxus
Irish bosca
  • boscathe hard, close-grained wood of this tree
Latin buxum, buxus
  • buxumthe hard, close-grained wood of this tree
  • buxusany tree of genus Buxus
Persian شمشاد, شمشاد
  • شمشاد (šemšâd)Buxus sempervirens
  • شمشاد (šemšâd)any tree of genus Buxus
Polish bukszpan, bukszpan
  • bukszpanBuxus sempervirens
  • bukszpanthe hard, close-grained wood of this tree
  • bukszpanany tree of genus Buxus
Portuguese buxo, buxinho
  • buxoBuxus sempervirens
  • buxinhoBuxus sempervirens
  • buxo anãoBuxus sempervirens
Punjabi ਚਿਕੜੀ
  • ਚਿਕੜੀ (cikṛī)Buxus sempervirens
Russian самши́т, букс
  • самши́т (samšít)Buxus sempervirens
  • букс (buks)Buxus sempervirens
Spanish boj, boj
  • bojBuxus sempervirens
  • bojthe hard, close-grained wood of this tree
Swedish buxbom, buxbom
  • buxbomBuxus sempervirens
  • buxbomthe hard, close-grained wood of this tree
Tagalog bo
  • boBuxus sempervirens
Turkish şimşir
  • şimşirBuxus sempervirens
Ukrainian самши́т, букс
  • самши́т (samšýt)Buxus sempervirens
  • букс (buks)Buxus sempervirens
  • букшпан (bukšpan)Buxus sempervirens
  • бушпан (bušpan)Buxus sempervirens
Welsh bocs
  • bocsany tree of genus Buxus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

woodbox
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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