bukshout

Definitions of bukshout
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: palmhout
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    type of:
    boomgewas, geboomte, hout, houtgewas, houtsoort
    the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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