boxwood Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun very 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
    Turkish boxwood.
  2. noun evergreen shrubs or small trees
    box.

WordNet


Box"wood` noun
Definitions
  1. The wood of the box (Buxus).

Webster 1913