ironwood
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ironwood
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From iron + wood, because of its toughness.
noun ironwoods
- 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.
- Aegiphilia martinicensis
- Afzelia africana
- Astronium spp.
- Backhousia myrtifolia
- Carpinus caroliniana
- Casuarina cristata
- Chionanthus caymanensis
- Cliftonia monophylla
- Colubrina elliptica
- Combretum imberbe
- Cordia subcordata
- Cyrilla racemiflora
- Dialium guianense
- Exothea paniculata
- Foresteria pubescens
- Gordonia haematoxylon
- Gymnostoma sumatranum
- Heritiera spp.
- Jacquinia keyensis
- Metrosideros spp.
- Myracrodruon urundeuva
- Ostrya virginiana
- Parrotia spp.
- Paubrasilia echinata
- Prunus africana
- Schinopsis spp.
- Schleichera oleosa
- Senegalia muricata
- Sideroxylon spp.
- Sloania spp.
- Swartzia spp.
- Terminalia canescens
- Thouina striata
- Vachellia farnesiana
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noun any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood
| Kiswahili | mjohoro |
|---|---|
| Português | pau-ferro |
| Français | bois de fer |
| Deutsch | Eisenholz |
| Italiano | legno ferro |
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@misc{ironwood_2026,
title = {ironwood},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ironwood},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}