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Ironwood   /ˈaɪərnwˌʊd/   Listen
Ironwood

noun
1.
Handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties.  Synonyms: ironwood tree, Mesua ferrea, rose chestnut.
2.
Exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees.
3.
A small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape.  Synonyms: iron-tree, iron tree, ironwood tree.
4.
Medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America.  Synonyms: Eastern hop hornbeam, ironwood tree, Ostrya virginiana.



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Words linked to "Ironwood" :   tree, genus Ostrya, Parrotia, Ostrya, angiospermous tree, Mesua, flowering tree, genus Mesua, hop hornbeam, wood, genus Parrotia


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