Ironwood Definition

īərn-wo͝od
noun
Any of various trees, esp. hornbeam and hop hornbeam, with extremely hard, heavy wood.
Webster's New World
The wood of an ironwood.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Mesua ferrea
  • ironwood tree
  • rose chestnut
  • iron tree
  • Ostrya virginiana
  • Eastern hop hornbeam

Other Word Forms of Ironwood

Noun

Singular:
ironwood
Plural:
ironwoods

Origin of Ironwood

  • From iron (for its toughness) + wood

    From Wiktionary

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