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boxwood

/bˈɑkswˌʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
box-wood
IPA
/bˈɑkswˌʊd/
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.

Uncountable

noun

Any tree of genus Buxus.

Countable; Uncountable

name

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

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

boxwoods (plural)

Phrases

Cape boxwood Florida boxwood Knysna boxwood Oregon boxwood

Synonyms

common box European box box turkish boxwood

Questions

How do you pronounce boxwood?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɑkswˌʊd/.
What does boxwood mean?
The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.
Where does boxwood come from?
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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