1. An evergreen shrub or tree (genus Buxus)
   "Boxwood is often used for decorative topiary";
   - box
    
2. 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
   "The antique flute was carved from fine Turkish boxwood";
   - Turkish boxwood

Derived forms: boxwoods

Type of: bush, shrub, wood

Part of: Buxus, genus Buxus

Encyclopedia: Boxwood