ironwood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ironwoods
Etymology: From iron + wood, because of its toughness.
Senses: examples: text: Lydia and the boys lived in a shabby, prefabricated house of three rooms, which had been set down in the shade of an ironwood.
ref: 1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 139:
glosses: 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.
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Aegiphilia martinicensis
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Afzelia africana
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Astronium spp.
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Backhousia myrtifolia
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Carpinus caroliniana
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Casuarina cristata
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Chionanthus caymanensis
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Cliftonia monophylla
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Colubrina elliptica
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Combretum imberbe
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Cordia subcordata
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Cyrilla racemiflora
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Dialium guianense
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Exothea paniculata
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Foresteria pubescens
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Gordonia haematoxylon
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Gymnostoma sumatranum
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Heritiera spp.
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Jacquinia keyensis
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Metrosideros spp.
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Myracrodruon urundeuva
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Paubrasilia echinata
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Prunus africana
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Schinopsis spp.
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Schleichera oleosa
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Senegalia muricata
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Sideroxylon spp.
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Sloania spp.
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Swartzia spp.
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Terminalia canescens
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Thouina striata
glosses: Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Vachellia farnesiana
Derived terms: taxonomic: Pouteria costata
word: bastard ironwood
taxonomic: Krugiodendron ferreum
word: black ironwood
taxonomic: Eusideroxylon zwageri
word: Borneo ironwood
alt: Caesalpina ferrea
word: Brazilian ironwood
taxonomic: Nestegis apetala
word: broad-leaved ironwood
taxonomic: Lyonothamnus floribundus
alt: syn. Lyonothamnus lyonii
word: Catalina ironwood
alt: Mesua ferrea; Hopea odorata
word: Ceylon ironwood
taxonomic: Casuarina equisetifolia
word: common ironwood
taxonomic: Erythrophleum chlorostachys
word: Cooktown ironwood
taxonomic: Olneya tesota
word: desert ironwood
alt: Choricarpia subargentea
word: giant ironwood
alt: Erythroxylon areolatum
word: Jamaica ironwood
taxonomic: Androstachys johnsonii
word: Lebombo ironwood
taxonomic: Parrotia persica
word: Persian ironwood
taxonomic: Xanthostemon verdugonianus
word: Philippine ironwood
taxonomic: Chionanthus foveolatus
word: pock ironwood
alt: Reynousia spp.
word: red ironwood
taxonomic: Olneya tesota
word: Sonora ironwood
taxonomic: Acacia estrophiolata
word: southern ironwood
alt: Hypelate trifoliata; Toddalia lanceolata
word: white ironwood