boxwood

English

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.
  • (uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.
  • (countable) Any tree of genus Buxus.

Etymology

Compound from English box (verb, a blow with the fist, boxhaul, box, case, punch) + English wood (mad, insane, wild, furious).

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English

wood

Gloss

mad, insane, wild, furious

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