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common box

common box noun: buxus sempervirens, an evergreen shrub found from England and Morocco to Iran.

common box: buxus sempervirens, an evergreen shrub found from England and Morocco to Iran
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Noun

common box (plural common boxes)

  1. Buxus sempervirens, an evergreen shrub found from England and Morocco to Iran.
    Synonyms:
    European box, boxwood

Synonyms of common box

Forms of common box

pluralcommon boxes

Questions about common box

What does common box mean?
Common box means buxus sempervirens, an evergreen shrub found from England and Morocco to Iran.
What part of speech is common box?
Common box is a noun.
What is the plural of common box?
The plural of common box is common boxes.

Words near common box in the dictionary

  1. common blue
  2. common blues
  3. common bluetail
  4. common bluetails
  5. common boneset
  6. common box
  7. common boxes
  8. common broom
  9. common brooms
  10. common brown
  11. common brown cup

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