Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: ironwood
IPA transcription: ['aɪɚnw,ʊd]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Eastern_hop_hornbeam, ironwood, ironwood_tree, Ostrya_virginiana
    Meaning: medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America
  • Synonyms: iron_tree, iron-tree, ironwood, ironwood_tree
    Meaning: a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
  • Synonyms: ironwood
    Meaning: exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees
  • Synonyms: rose_chestnut, ironwood, ironwood_tree, Mesua_ferrea
    Meaning: 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
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