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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Acacia esthrophiolata, Acacia excelsa, Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia stenophylla, or Erythrophleum chlorostachys.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Aegiphilia martinicensis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Afzelia africana
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Astronium spp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Backhousia myrtifolia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Carpinus caroliniana
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Casuarina cristata
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Chionanthus caymanensis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Cliftonia monophylla
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Colubrina elliptica
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Combretum imberbe
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Cordia subcordata
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Cyrilla racemiflora
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Dialium guianense
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Exothea paniculata
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Foresteria pubescens
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Gordonia haematoxylon
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Gymnostoma sumatranum
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Heritiera spp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Jacquinia keyensis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Metrosideros spp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Myracrodruon urundeuva
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Ostrya virginiana
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Paubrasilia echinata
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Prunus africana
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Schinopsis spp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Schleichera oleosa
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Senegalia muricata
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Sideroxylon spp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Sloania spp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Swartzia spp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Terminalia canescens
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Thouina striata
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.
Vachellia farnesiana
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Eastern hop hornbeam, ironwood tree, Ostrya virginiana
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hop hornbeam
a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: iron tree, iron-tree, ironwood tree
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: angiospermous tree, flowering tree
exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: 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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: rose chestnut, ironwood tree, Mesua ferrea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
From iron + wood, because of its toughness.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
ijzerhout
— any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood
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French:
bois de fer
— any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood
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German:
Eisenholz
— any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood
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Hausa:
kirni
— any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood
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Italian:
legno ferro
— any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood
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North Moluccan Malay:
kayu besi
— any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood
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Persian:
آهنچوب
(āhančub)
— any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood
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Polish:
drzewo żelazne
— any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood
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Portuguese:
pau-ferro
— any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood
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Swahili:
mjohoro
— any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood