buxo — meaning in English

English meaning

• box noun A rigid container, typically rectangular, with a lid or flaps, used to hold or transport things.
• boxwood noun An evergreen tree called box, Buxus sempervirens.

Senses

buxo is used for these senses in English:

• box tree (botany) Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge, for topiary, and as a source of boxwood
• boxwood (countable, uncountable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.

box — full definition

1. noun A rigid container, typically rectangular, with a lid or flaps, used to hold or transport things.
2. verb To put something into a box or boxes.
3. verb To fight an opponent using the fists, typically wearing padded gloves, as a sport.

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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