ironbark

American  

[ahy-ern-bahrk] / ˈaɪ ərnˌbɑrk /

noun

1. any of the various Australian eucalyptuses having a hard, solid bark.

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ironbark British  

/ ˈaɪənˌbɑːk /

noun

1. any of several Australian eucalyptus trees that have hard rough bark

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Etymology

Origin of ironbark

First recorded in 1905–10; iron + bark ²

Example Sentences

One of those companies is Taylor Guitars, which recently began using Shamel ash and red ironbark eucalyptus supplied by West Coast Arborists in some of its guitars.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022

The men blasted huge ice floes and icebergs threatening the uniquely tough hull of the St. Roch, which was copper sheathed and overlaid with ice-resisting Australian ironbark.

From Time Magazine Archive

He grabbed the wooden knockers on the tiller lines and began to bang them against the ironbark knocker-boards fastened to either side of the hull.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

The back country was sandy, having kangaroo-grass upon it and wooded with broad-leaved box, broad-leaved ironbark, bloodwood, and mulga.

From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William

The trees were of the following kinds: Broad-leaved box, broad-leaved ironbark, Moreton Bay ash, bloodwood, and cypress pine.

From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William