boxwood

/ˌbɑksˈwʊd/

Other forms: boxwoods

Definitions of boxwood

1. noun

   evergreen shrubs or small trees
   synonyms: box

   types:

   Buxus sempervirens, European box, common box

   large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
2. 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
   synonyms: Turkish boxwood

   type of:

   wood

   the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees