Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yellow box

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: yel-low box
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various eucalyptus trees, especially Eucalyptus melliodora of southeastern Australia.

Australian usage

noun

A "tornado watch" notification category.

American usage; Informal

noun

Informal form of box junction.

Informal

Example Sentences

"‘[T]he old man would sit his horse out there in the shade of a yellowbox that grew just outside the garden fence.’"
"Deep in the bush, beneath the pale disc of the moon, a dozen men gathered around a yellow-box fire."
"See also: severe thunderstorm watch"

Usage

Inflected Forms

yellow boxes (plural) yellowbox (alternative)

Phrases

box tree

Frequently Paired Words

box tree boxwood

Questions

What does yellow box mean?: Any of various eucalyptus trees, especially Eucalyptus melliodora of southeastern Australia.

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