how to pronounce boxwood

/ˈbɑːksˌwʊd/

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boxwood is pronounced in two syllables

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bɑːkswʊd

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meanings of boxwood

noun:

  1. The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.
  2. The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.
  3. Any tree of genus Buxus.

boxwood frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word boxwood occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics boxwood can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that boxwood can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;

2) life, nature, and living environment;

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