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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries黄楊
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsuge
"黄楊の木は印鑑や櫛の材料として珍重される。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hard, yellowish wood yielded by the box tree, traditionally used for wood engraving, musical instruments, and small turned objects.
"The intricate chess pieces were meticulously carved from dense boxwood." - 2
Any evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Buxus, having small dark green leaves and often used for hedges and topiary.
"Neat rows of boxwood lined the formal garden path."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'box' (referring to the tree, from Latin 'buxus', ultimately from Greek 'puxos') combined with 'wood'. Historically utilized since antiquity for fine woodworking, block printing, and intricate carvings due to its dense, pale grain.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Boxwood" is said worldwide
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buxus
Transliteration: buks
Script: buis
"Les allées du jardin sont bordées de buis taillés."
Buchsbäum
Transliteration: buksboym
Script: Buchsbaum
"Im Vorgarten wächst ein kleiner Buchsbaum."
bossolo
Transliteration: bossolo
"Il legno di bossolo è molto duro e compatto."
boj
Transliteration: box
"El jardín está cercado con arbustos de boj."
buxo
Transliteration: buksu
"O buxo é frequentemente usado para topiaria."
चिमट लकड़ी
Transliteration: chimat lakdi
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"बक्सावुड का उपयोग नक्काशी के लिए किया जाता है।"
黄杨木
Transliteration: huángyángmù
Script: 中文汉字
"这座雕像是由优质的黄杨木制成的。"
회양목
Transliteration: hoeyangmok
Script: 한국어 한글
"정원에는 회양목 울타리가 심어져 있습니다."
黄楊
Transliteration: tsuge
Script: 日本語
"黄楊の木は印鑑や櫛の材料として珍重される。"
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