Hyphenation of boxwood

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word boxwood? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

box-wood

Definitions of boxwood:

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
2.	Evergreen shrubs or small trees

Synonyms of boxwood:

noun	Turkish boxwood, wood
noun	box, shrub, bush

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Hyphenator

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