boxwood

noun

box·wood ˈbäks-ˌwu̇d

: the close-grained heavy hard tough wood of the box (genus Buxus)

also : a wood of similar properties

: a tree producing boxwood

Examples of boxwood in a Sentence

We planted a few boxwoods.

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When the insects emerge next spring and feed on your boxwoods, they will be killed. —

Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024 Other notable amenities include a three-bedroom, three-bathroom guesthouse, a four-bay carriage house topped by a studio apartment, a private dock, and formal boxwood gardens. —

Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024 Its terra-cotta walls and spired boxwoods signal the style instantly, and inside are huge arched wooden doors and bespoke kitchen tiling. —

Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024 Among the entries were a tractor, two dogs, and a vast, smiling frog, which had been tightly clipped out of boxwood. —

Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for boxwood