Buchsbaumholz — meaning in English

English meaning

• boxwood noun An evergreen tree called box, Buxus sempervirens.
• dudgeon noun A sense of anger or resentment, particularly proud indignation.

Senses

Buchsbaumholz is used for these senses in English:

• boxwood (uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.
• dudgeon (obsolete) A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives; the root of the box tree.

boxwood — full definition

1. noun An evergreen tree called box, Buxus sempervirens.
2. noun The tough, fine-grained timber from this tree, used for fine carving and inlay work.
3. noun Any tree belonging to the genus Buxus.

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