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Common box   /kˈɑmən bɑks/   Listen
Common box

noun
1.
Large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures.  Synonyms: Buxus sempervirens, European box.





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... about fifty kinds of Turtle and Tortoises in North America, some of which live on the land and feed largely upon plants, e. g., the Common Box Turtle, found from the New England States to South Carolina and westward to Kansas, and the Gopher Tortoise of the Southern States. Others are aquatic, like the Painted Turtles, which are found in one form or another practically all over ...
— Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts • Girl Scouts


Words linked to "Common box" :   boxwood, Buxus sempervirens, box


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