ironwood

English - Turkish

Definition of ironwood in English Turkish dictionary: demirağacı; demirağaci; demiragaci

English - English

Definition of ironwood in English English dictionary: The wood of any ironwood tree; Any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood; 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; {i} any of a number of very hard types of wood; A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood; a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape; exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees; medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America; Any of numerous trees and shrubs, found worldwide, that have exceptionally tough or hard wood useful for timber, fence posts, and tool handles. Species include the eastern, or American, hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana), a small tree of northern Iran (Parrotia persica), and Ceylon ironwood (Mesua ferrea). Though these trees belong to different plant orders, all have bright yellow to orange and scarlet autumn foliage
brazilian ironwood: thornless tree yielding heavy wood

ironwood

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i·ron·wood

ayırnwûd

/ˈīərnˌwo͝od/ /ˈaɪɜrnˌwʊd/

() From iron (for its toughness) + wood

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