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common boxwood (wood)


Identification code: 300343917



Alternative term/s

  • Abasian boxwood
  • Abassian boxwood
  • Asiatic boxwood
  • boxwood, common
  • common box
  • European box
  • European boxwood
  • Indian boxwood
  • Turkish boxwood

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Scope note:

Very heavy, hard wood from the species Buxus sempervirens from Eurasia; used for cabinet-making, clarinets, engraving, marquetry, woodturning, tool handles, mallet heads, and as a substitute for ivory.

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