1. 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; [syn: boxwood, Turkish boxwood]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Turkish boxwood
n 1: 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 [syn:
boxwood, Turkish boxwood]