IRONWOOD Definition & Meaning

ironwood

[ ahy-ern-wood ]

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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.

ironwood

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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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ironwood¹

First recorded in 1650–60; iron + wood ¹

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There, Ray and his team used a drought-tolerant blend of grasses for limited lawn areas, while the rest of the property was arrayed with native and desert-adapted plants, including ironwood trees and statuesque saguaros.

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He showed me the stump of a Borneo ironwood—a victim of loggers.

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The decks are made from ironwood, a fire-resistant lumber.

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Among them: red maple, red oak, basswood and ironwood.

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But what most delighted me was the perfect marriage of ornament and function in an 18th-century ironwood club from Fiji.

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