boxwood

== English == === Etymology === From box +‎ wood; box from Latin buxus (“box-tree, object made of boxwood”), of uncertain origin; compare Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos). === Pronunciation === === Noun === boxwood (countable and uncountable, plural boxwoods) (countable, uncountable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens. (uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays. (countable, uncountable) Any tree of genus Buxus. ==== Synonyms ==== (Buxus sempervirens): common box, European box ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === woodbox