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Ironwood — may refer to:PlantsAny particular wood that has a reputation for hardness. Usage of the name may (or may not) include the tree that yields this wood. Species involved include: * Acacia estrophiolata Southern ironwood * Androstachys johnsonii –… … Wikipedia
Ironwood — Ironwood, MI U.S. city in Michigan Population (2000): 6293 Housing Units (2000): 3349 Land area (2000): 6.553472 sq. miles (16.973415 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.553472 sq. miles (16.973415 … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Ironwood, MI — U.S. city in Michigan Population (2000): 6293 Housing Units (2000): 3349 Land area (2000): 6.553472 sq. miles (16.973415 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.553472 sq. miles (16.973415 sq. km) FIPS … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
ironwood — [ī′ərnwood΄] n. 1. any of various trees, esp. hornbeam and hop hornbeam, with extremely hard, heavy wood 2. the wood of an ironwood … English World dictionary
Ironwood — I ron*wood , n. (Bot.) A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood. [1913 Webster] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ironwood — (spr. air nwudd), Stadt im nordamerikan. Staat Michigan, Grafschaft Gogebic, Mittelpunkt des Gogebic Range Eisendistrikts (Erzförderung 1902: 3,7 Mill. Ton.), mit (1900) 9705 Einw … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Ironwood — (spr. eir nwudd), Stadt im nordamerik. Staate Michigan, (1900) 9705 E.; Eisendistrikt … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
ironwood — /uy euhrn wood /, n. 1. any of various trees yielding a hard, heavy wood, as the American hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana, or Lyonothamnus floribundus, found on the islands off the coast of S California. 2. the wood of any of these trees. [1650… … Universalium
ironwood — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑rose chestnut, ↑ironwood tree, ↑Mesua ferrea • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
ironwood — asiūklinė kazuarina statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kazuarininių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, pluoštinis augalas (Casuarina equisetifolia), paplitęs pietų Azijoje, Australijoje ir Okeanijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Casuarina equisetifolia… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
ironwood — Hornbeam Horn beam , n. [See {Beam}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Carpinus} ({Carpinus Americana}), having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the United States,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
