Boxwood Definition

bäkwyo͝od
boxwoods
noun
boxwoods
The hard, closegrained wood of the box shrub or tree.
Webster's New World
The box shrub or tree.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Turkish boxwood
  • box

Other Word Forms of Boxwood

Noun

Singular:
boxwood
Plural:
boxwoods

Origin of Boxwood

  • box +‎ wood. box from Latin buxus (“box-tree, object made of boxwood”), from Ancient Greek πύξος (puxos, “box tree, boxwood”)

    From Wiktionary

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