ironwood
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From iron + wood, because of its toughness.
=== Noun ===
ironwood (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.
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
==== Derived terms ====
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)
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