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Sideroxylon
(gcide) | Sideroxylon \Sid`e*rox"y*lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? iron + ???
wood.] (Bot.)
A genus of tropical sapotaceous trees noted for their very
hard wood; ironwood.
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Sideroxylon
(gcide) | Ironwood \I"ron*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood.
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Note: In the United States, the hornbeam and the hop hornbeam
are so called; also the Olneya Tesota, a small tree
of Arizona; in the West Indies, the {Erythroxylon
areolatum}, and several other unrelated trees; in
China, the Metrosideros vera; in India, the {Mesua
ferrea}, and two species of Inga; in Australia, the
Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, and in many countries,
species of Sideroxylon and Diospyros, and many
other trees.
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Eucalyptus Sideroxylon
(gcide) | Ironbark \I"ron*bark`\, Ironbark tree \I"ron*bark` tree`\ (Bot.)
The Australian Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, used largely by
carpenters and shipbuilders; -- called also ironwood. Also
applied to other Australian eucalyptuses with a hard, solid
bark
[1913 Webster +PJC]Ironwood \I"ron*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood.
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Note: In the United States, the hornbeam and the hop hornbeam
are so called; also the Olneya Tesota, a small tree
of Arizona; in the West Indies, the {Erythroxylon
areolatum}, and several other unrelated trees; in
China, the Metrosideros vera; in India, the {Mesua
ferrea}, and two species of Inga; in Australia, the
Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, and in many countries,
species of Sideroxylon and Diospyros, and many
other trees.
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