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ironwood

[ ahy-ern-wood ]
/ ˈaɪ ərnˌwʊd /

noun

any of various trees yielding a hard, heavy wood, as the American hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana, or Lyonothamnus floribundus, found on the islands off the coast of S California.
the wood of any of these trees.

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Origin of ironwood

First recorded in 1650–60; iron + wood1

Words nearby ironwood

iron sulfate, Ironton, ironware, ironweed, ironwoman, ironwood, ironwork, ironworker, ironworks, irony, Iroquoian
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British Dictionary definitions for ironwood

ironwood
/ (ˈaɪənˌwʊd) /

noun

any of various betulaceous trees, such as hornbeam, that have very hard wood
a Californian rosaceous tree, Lyonothamnus floribundus, with very hard wood
any of various other trees with hard wood, such as the mopani
the wood of any of these trees
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