boxwood 1 . ( Of the cat and Aragon ) Boix, and this of the Tal. ( buxus ). 1. m. shrub in the family of the Buxáceas, about four feet tall, with stems rights, very ramosos, persistent, opposite, elliptic, hard, glossy leaves, flowers small, whitish, odor, in axillary hacecillos, wood and yellow, very hard and compact, highly prized for the engraving, works of turnery and other uses. The plant is used as decoration in gardens. 2. m. wood of the shrub.