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box (3)

box [ boks ] (plural box or box·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. evergreen bush: a dense evergreen tree or bush with shiny dark green oval leaves. Use: hedges. Genus Buxus.

2. industry 
Same as  boxwood (sense 2)


[Pre-12th century. Via Latin buxus< Greek puxos]
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