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ironwood en · NOUN

Etymology

From iron + wood, because of its toughness.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Acacia esthrophiolata, Acacia excelsa, Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia stenophylla, or Erythrophleum chlorostachys.
    • Lydia and the boys lived in a shabby, prefabricated house of three rooms, which had been set down in the shade of an ironwood. 1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 139:
  2. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Aegiphilia martinicensis
  3. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Afzelia africana
  4. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Astronium spp.
  5. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Backhousia myrtifolia
  6. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Carpinus caroliniana
  7. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Casuarina cristata
  8. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Chionanthus caymanensis
  9. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Cliftonia monophylla
  10. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Colubrina elliptica
  11. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Combretum imberbe
  12. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Cordia subcordata
  13. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Cyrilla racemiflora
  14. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Dialium guianense
  15. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Exothea paniculata
  16. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Foresteria pubescens
  17. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Gordonia haematoxylon
  18. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Gymnostoma sumatranum
  19. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Heritiera spp.
  20. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Jacquinia keyensis
  21. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Metrosideros spp.
  22. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Myracrodruon urundeuva
  23. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Ostrya virginiana
  24. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Parrotia spp.
  25. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Paubrasilia echinata
  26. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Prunus africana
  27. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Schinopsis spp.
  28. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Schleichera oleosa
  29. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Senegalia muricata
  30. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Sideroxylon spp.
  31. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Sloania spp.
  32. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Swartzia spp.
  33. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Terminalia canescens
  34. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Thouina striata
  35. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. ▸ Vachellia farnesiana

Forms

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Deriveds

red ironwood · Jamaica ironwood · white ironwood · Ceylon ironwood · Lebombo ironwood · Borneo ironwood · Catalina ironwood · Persian ironwood · Brazilian ironwood · black ironwood · desert ironwood · pock ironwood · giant ironwood · broad-leaved ironwood · bastard ironwood · Sonora ironwood · common ironwood · Philippine ironwood · Cooktown ironwood · southern ironwood

Translations (12)

fr bois de fer (any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood) · fa آهنچوب (any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood) · pl drzewo żelazne (any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood) · sw mjohoro (any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood) · af ysterhout (any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood) · af swartysterhout (any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood) · nl ijzerhout (any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood) · it legno ferro (any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood) · pt pau-ferro (any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood) · de Eisenholz (any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood) · max kayu besi (any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood) · ha kirni (any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood)