ironwood
English
editEtymology
editFrom iron + wood, because of its toughness.
Noun
editironwood (countable and uncountable, plural ironwoods)
- Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
- (Australia) Acacia esthrophiolata, Acacia excelsa, Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia stenophylla, or Erythrophleum chlorostachys.
- 1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 139:
- 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
- Paubrasilia echinata
- Prunus africana
- Schinopsis spp.
- Schleichera oleosa
- Senegalia muricata
- Sideroxylon spp.
- Sloania spp.
- Swartzia spp.
- Terminalia canescens
- Thouina striata
- Vachellia farnesiana
- (Australia) Acacia esthrophiolata, Acacia excelsa, Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia stenophylla, or Erythrophleum chlorostachys.
Derived terms
edit- bastard ironwood (Pouteria costata)
- black ironwood (Krugiodendron ferreum)
- Borneo ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri)
- Brazilian ironwood (Caesalpina ferrea)
- broad-leaved ironwood (Nestegis apetala)
- Catalina ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus, syn. Lyonothamnus lyonii)
- Ceylon ironwood (Mesua ferrea; Hopea odorata)
- common ironwood (Australia) (Casuarina equisetifolia)
- Cooktown ironwood (Australia) (Erythrophleum chlorostachys)
- desert ironwood (Olneya tesota)
- giant ironwood (Choricarpia subargentea)
- Jamaica ironwood (Erythroxylon areolatum)
- Lebombo ironwood (Androstachys johnsonii)
- Persian ironwood (Parrotia persica)
- Philippine ironwood (Xanthostemon verdugonianus)
- pock ironwood (South Africa) (Chionanthus foveolatus)
- red ironwood (Reynousia spp.)
- Sonora ironwood (Olneya tesota)
- southern ironwood (Acacia estrophiolata)
- white ironwood (Hypelate trifoliata; Toddalia lanceolata)
Translations
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- en:Bignonia family plants
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- en:Caesalpinia subfamily plants
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- en:Fagales order plants
- en:Laurel family plants
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- en:Malpighiales order plants
- en:Malvales order plants
- en:Acacias
- en:Myrtle family plants
- en:Olive family plants
- en:Rose family plants
- en:Saxifragales order plants
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- en:Detarioideae subfamily plants