boxwood
noun
box·wood
ˈbäks-ˌwu̇d 
1
: the close-grained heavy hard tough wood of the box (genus Buxus)
also
: a wood of similar properties
2
: a tree producing boxwood
Examples of boxwood in a Sentence
We planted a few boxwoods.
Recent Examples on the Web
For shrubs, consider yew, mahonia, boxwood, and gardenias.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
The severe drop was very harmful to many evergreens, including boxwoods.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2024
Preserved boxwood provides the look of fresh greenery but it is coated in glycerin, lasting and looking new for several years.
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Citrus fruit is another creative way to add natural components to your holiday decor.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2023
For other evergreens, like boxwoods and hollies, removing the branch tip or even cutting branches back drastically will force a buildup of growth hormone and carbohydrate energy reserves into the dormant buds beneath the cutoff point.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
Insecticides should be sprayed in places where adult mosquitoes spend a lot of their downtime, such as in the holes in tree trunks and in boxwoods, ivy, evergreens, anything with heavy foliage that is cool and can hold moisture.
—Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
To recreate this look, wind a clementine garland around an evergreen boxwood shrub and fill in under it with Granny Smith apples.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2023
The property is especially lovely during the spring when the boxwood gardens are in magnificent bloom.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
Curiously, except for some handsome mature trees, boxwoods and four fountains installed by Buck Duke, the grounds surrounding the house seem never to have been a particular focus of its various owners.
—Emily Hedrick, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
The severe drop was very harmful to many evergreens, including boxwoods.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2024
Preserved boxwood provides the look of fresh greenery but it is coated in glycerin, lasting and looking new for several years.
33 of 45
Add Some Zest
Citrus fruit is another creative way to add natural components to your holiday decor.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2023
For other evergreens, like boxwoods and hollies, removing the branch tip or even cutting branches back drastically will force a buildup of growth hormone and carbohydrate energy reserves into the dormant buds beneath the cutoff point.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
Insecticides should be sprayed in places where adult mosquitoes spend a lot of their downtime, such as in the holes in tree trunks and in boxwoods, ivy, evergreens, anything with heavy foliage that is cool and can hold moisture.
—Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
To recreate this look, wind a clementine garland around an evergreen boxwood shrub and fill in under it with Granny Smith apples.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2023
The property is especially lovely during the spring when the boxwood gardens are in magnificent bloom.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
Curiously, except for some handsome mature trees, boxwoods and four fountains installed by Buck Duke, the grounds surrounding the house seem never to have been a particular focus of its various owners.
—Emily Hedrick, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
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boxwood
noun
box·wood
ˈbäk-ˌswu̇d
: the tough hard wood of the box
also
: the box tree
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