boxwood

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks
noun evergreen shrubs or small trees

From box + wood; box from Latin buxus (“box-tree, object made of boxwood”), of uncertain origin; compare Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos).

You looked at that boxwood, dried by winter. — The Red Lily — Complete, Anatole France
“Here, excellency,” said Peppino, offering him a little blunt knife and a boxwood fork. — The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas
From what country or countries do the following come: boxwood, rosewood, sandal-wood, cinchona, bog oak, jarrah? — Commercial Geography: A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway

Turkish boxwood

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