box elder

noun

a North American maple, Acer negundo, having light gray-brown bark, pinnate, coarsely toothed leaves, and dry, winged fruit, cultivated as a shade tree, and yielding a light, soft wood used in making furniture, woodenware, etc.

Origin of box elder

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Words nearby box elder

box chronometer, box coat, box column, box cornice, box cutter, box elder, boxer, boxercise, boxer shorts, boxer-style, boxfish

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Example sentences from the Web for box elder

Windbreaks are essential, and I would make them of cottonwood, box-elder or catalpa planted in rows on the north side.
The Apple|Various
I believe a windbreak of box-elder or evergreens is beneficial but not essential.
The Apple|Various
Windbreaks are essential; would make them of cottonwood, box-elder, and Osage orange, putting a belt of timber around the orchard.
The Apple|Various
It was so thoughtful in Ralph to suggest that the shade of a box-elder is dense, and that Hannah might take cold!
The Hoosier Schoolmaster|Edward Eggleston

Windbreaks are essential; would make them of Osage orange and box-elder on both south and west sides of the orchard.
The Apple|Various

British Dictionary definitions for box elder

box elder

noun

a medium-sized fast-growing widely cultivated North American maple, Acer negundo, which has compound leaves with lobed leafletsAlso called: ash-leaved maple

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单词	box elder
释义	box elder noun a North American maple, Acer negundo, having light gray-brown bark, pinnate, coarsely toothed leaves, and dry, winged fruit, cultivated as a shade tree, and yielding a light, soft wood used in making furniture, woodenware, etc. Origin of box elder An Americanism dating back to 1780–90 Words nearby box elder box chronometer, box coat, box column, box cornice, box cutter, box elder, boxer, boxercise, boxer shorts, boxer-style, boxfish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for box elder Windbreaks are essential, and I would make them of cottonwood, box-elder or catalpa planted in rows on the north side. The Apple\|Various I believe a windbreak of box-elder or evergreens is beneficial but not essential. The Apple\|Various Windbreaks are essential; would make them of cottonwood, box-elder, and Osage orange, putting a belt of timber around the orchard. The Apple\|Various It was so thoughtful in Ralph to suggest that the shade of a box-elder is dense, and that Hannah might take cold! The Hoosier Schoolmaster\|Edward Eggleston Windbreaks are essential; would make them of Osage orange and box-elder on both south and west sides of the orchard. The Apple\|Various British Dictionary definitions for box elder box elder noun a medium-sized fast-growing widely cultivated North American maple, Acer negundo, which has compound leaves with lobed leafletsAlso called: ash-leaved maple Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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