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boxwood

/boks-wood/US // ˈbɒksˌwʊd //UK // (ˈbɒksˌwʊd) //

黄杨木,黄杨树,黄杨,黄杨柳

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the hard, fine-grained, compact wood of the box shrub or tree, used for wood-engravers' blocks, musical instruments, etc.
    • : the tree or shrub itself.

Examples

  • The hidden courtyard-gardens are lush affairs with manicured boxwood, stone fountains.

  • Schoolboys call tops made of boxwood, boxers; while the inferior ones, which are generally made of beechwood, they call bacons.

  • Boxwood scales are much cheaper, although not so durable as those made of ivory.

  • I fashioned a pen from a piece of boxwood, and was agreeably surprised at the excellent results obtained with it.

  • The two figures moved stealthily along the boxwood hedge which bordered the rear of the George Brady property.

  • The latter he turned for himself upon a lathe; and p 99for this work John sent him a present of boxwood, juniper, and plane.