HyperDic: turkish_boxwood

English > 1 sense of the expression Turkish boxwood:
NOUNplantTurkish boxwood, boxwoodvery hard tough / tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box)
English > Turkish boxwood: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningVery hard tough / tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks.
Synonymboxwood
BroaderwoodThe hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Substance ofbox, boxwoodevergreen shrubs or small trees
Spanishboj, madera de boje, madera de boj
Catalanfusta de boix

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