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Box (shrub)
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Box — (b[o^]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. ?. See {Box} a case.] (Bot.) A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box ({Buxus sempervirens}) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box ({Buxus suffruticosa}), is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Box elder — Box Box (b[o^]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. ?. See {Box} a case.] (Bot.) A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box ({Buxus sempervirens}) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box ({Buxus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Box holly — Box Box (b[o^]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. ?. See {Box} a case.] (Bot.) A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box ({Buxus sempervirens}) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box ({Buxus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Box thorn — Box Box (b[o^]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. ?. See {Box} a case.] (Bot.) A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box ({Buxus sempervirens}) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box ({Buxus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Box tree — Box Box (b[o^]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. ?. See {Box} a case.] (Bot.) A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box ({Buxus sempervirens}) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box ({Buxus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
box — Ⅰ. box [1] ► NOUN 1) a container with a flat base and sides and a lid. 2) an area enclosed within straight lines on a page or computer screen. 3) an enclosed area reserved for a group of people in a theatre or sports ground, or for witnesses or… … English terms dictionary
box|wood — «BOKS WUD», noun. 1. the hard, fine grained wood of the box, much used for wood engraver s blocks, and for musical and mathematical instruments. 2. the tree or shrub itself. 3. any one of various shrubs or trees with a hard, compact wood, such as … Useful english dictionary
BOX — BOX, a shrub or tree (Buxus sempervirens) that grows wild in Asia Minor. It is cultivated in Israel as an ornamental tree. In the Mishnah it is called eshkero a, its excellent wood being used for delicate articles and apparatus, such as the urn… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
box — box1 boxlike, adj. /boks/, n. 1. a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover. 2. the quantity contained in a box: She bought a box of candy as a gift. 3. Chiefly… … Universalium
box — I. noun (plural box or boxes) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin buxus, from Greek pyxos Date: before 12th century an evergreen shrub or small tree (genus Buxus of the family Buxaceae, the box family) with opposite entire… … New Collegiate Dictionary
box huckleberry — noun creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries • Syn: ↑Gaylussacia brachycera • Hypernyms: ↑huckleberry * * * noun Etymology: box (I) : a rare prostr … Useful english dictionary
