Definition of "ironwood"

Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.

1. (Australia) Acacia esthrophiolata, Acacia excelsa, Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia stenophylla, or Erythrophleum chlorostachys.  quotations  examples

   Quotations

   • Lydia and the boys lived in a shabby, prefabricated house of three rooms, which had been set down in the shade of an ironwood.

     1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 139

2. Aegiphilia martinicensis  examples

3. Afzelia africana  examples

4. Astronium spp.  examples

5. Backhousia myrtifolia  examples

6. Carpinus caroliniana  examples

7. Casuarina cristata  examples

8. Chionanthus caymanensis  examples

9. Cliftonia monophylla  examples

10. Colubrina elliptica  examples

11. Combretum imberbe  examples

12. Cordia subcordata  examples

13. Cyrilla racemiflora  examples

14. Dialium guianense  examples

15. Exothea paniculata  examples

16. Foresteria pubescens  examples

17. Gordonia haematoxylon  examples

18. Gymnostoma sumatranum  examples

19. Heritiera spp.  examples

20. Jacquinia keyensis  examples

21. Metrosideros spp.  examples

22. Myracrodruon urundeuva  examples

23. Paubrasilia echinata  examples

24. Prunus africana  examples

25. Schinopsis spp.  examples

26. Schleichera oleosa  examples

27. Senegalia muricata  examples

28. Sideroxylon spp.  examples

29. Sloania spp.  examples

30. Swartzia spp.  examples

31. Terminalia canescens  examples

32. Thouina striata  examples

33. Vachellia farnesiana  examples