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i·ron·wood  (rn-wd)
n.
1. Any of numerous trees, such as the hornbeam and the hop hornbeam, that have very hard wood.
2. The wood of any of these trees.

ironwood [ˈaɪənˌwʊd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various betulaceous trees, such as hornbeam, that have very hard wood
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Californian rosaceous tree, Lyonothamnus floribundus, with very hard wood
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various other trees with hard wood, such as the mopani
4. the wood of any of these trees
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ironwoodironwood - 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 railroad ties
genus Mesua, Mesua - genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
2.ironwood - exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
3.ironwoodironwood - a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
genus Parrotia, Parrotia - one species: iron tree
angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
4.ironwoodironwood - medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America
genus Ostrya, Ostrya - deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae
hop hornbeam - any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops


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