box elder

box elder ExamplesWord Origin 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 Examples from the Web for box elder Historical Examples of box elder

Windbreaks are essential; would make them of one row of box-elder and two rows of plums.

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Windbreaks are essential; I would make them of three rows of box-elder or Osage orange.

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I think windbreaks essential, and use maple, box-elder, and Scotch pine.

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I believe a windbreak of box-elder or evergreens is beneficial but not essential.

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I think windbreaks a benefit; would make them of box-elder, ash, or red cedar.

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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