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Definition of Ironwood
1. Noun. 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.
Group relationships: Genus Mesua, Mesua
Generic synonyms: Tree
2. Noun. Exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees.
3. Noun. A small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape.
Group relationships: Genus Parrotia, Parrotia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
4. Noun. Medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America.
Group relationships: Genus Ostrya, Ostrya
Generic synonyms: Hop Hornbeam
Definition of Ironwood
1. n. A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood.
Definition of Ironwood
1. Noun. Any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood. ¹
2. Noun. The wood of any ironwood tree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ironwood
1. a hardwood tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ironwood
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