box tree

box tree
Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge and as a source of boxwood

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  • 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 tree — paprastasis buksmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Buksmedinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Buxus sempervirens), paplitęs Europoje, vakarų Azijoje ir šiaurės Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Buxus… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Box-tree —    (Heb. teashshur), mentioned in Isa. 60:13; 41:19, was, according to some, a species of cedar growing in Lebanon. The words of Ezek. 27:6 literally translated are, Thy benches they have made of ivory, the daughter of the ashur tree, i.e.,… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • box tree —    This evergreen plant was formerly used at *funerals as a cheap substitute for the customary *rosemary or thyme (Vickery, 1995: 43). The mourners would each carry a sprig in the procession, and drop it into the grave; sprigs were also sometimes …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • box-tree — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sand-box tree — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • giant box tree — balearinis buksmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Buksmedinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Buxus balearica), paplitęs Viduržemio pajūrio sityje. atitikmenys: lot. Buxus balearica angl. Balearic boxwood; giant box tree; Minorca box; Spanish …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 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

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