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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
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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
