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boxwoods

boxwoods is the plural of boxwood.

Meaning of boxwood

Noun

boxwood (countable and uncountable, plural boxwoods)

  1. The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.
    Synonyms:
    common box, European box
  2. (uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.
  3. Any tree of genus Buxus.

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Phrases with boxwoods

Questions about boxwoods

What is boxwoods the plural of?
Boxwoods is the plural of boxwood.

Words near boxwoods in the dictionary

  1. boxwallah
  2. boxwallahs
  3. boxwallas
  4. boxwise
  5. boxwood
  6. boxwoods
  7. boxwork
  8. Boxx
  9. Boxxes
  10. boxy
  11. boy

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