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ironwood


Definition: Meaning of, ironwood in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈʌɪənwʊd /

  • noun
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ironwood ironwoods
  1. handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railway ties
    SYNONYM
    rose chestnut, ironwood tree, Mesua ferrea
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  2. exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees
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  3. a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
    SYNONYM
    iron tree, iron-tree, ironwood tree
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  4. medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America
    SYNONYM
    Eastern hop hornbeam, ironwood tree, Ostrya virginiana
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ironwood used in phrases

  • brazilian ironwood (noun)
    1. thornless tree yielding heavy wood
  • ironwood tree (noun)
    1. handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railway ties
    2. a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
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