The hard, fine-grained wood from the box tree (Buxus sempervirens), valued for making fine tools, decorative items, and for wood engraving.
Compound of 'box' (the tree, from Greek 'puxos') and 'wood' (from Old English 'wudu'), describing the timber product of the tree species.
Boxwood was the gold standard for fine engraving blocks used in printing for 500+ years because its dense, even grain captured tiny details—digital printing made boxwood blocks obsolete almost overnight.
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