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wood vs boxwood

boxwood vs wood

wood and boxwood both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wood Yes No No No
boxwood Yes No No No
As nouns, boxwood is a hyponym of wood; that is, boxwood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wood:
  • wood: the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
  • boxwood: very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks
wood (noun) boxwood (noun)
any wind instrument other than the brass instruments evergreen shrubs or small trees
a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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