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ironwood
noun
uk /ˈaɪən.wʊd/ us /ˈaɪrn.wʊd/
[ C or U ]
any of various trees and bushes such as hornbeam with very hard wood:
They steered around cactuses and twisted ironwood trees.
Giant ironwoods blocked out all but the occasional speck of blue sky.
The landscape is mostly rocky mountains, with creosote plants and small trees such as ironwood.
the wood of an ironwood tree:
It was carved from a single block of ironwood.
The large rectangular main hall is supported on 60 ironwood columns.
Labourers broke several axes cutting through the bark of the ironwood tree.
The only shade would come from the scattered ironwood and palo verde trees.
The town plans to plant 26 new, younger trees, including 15 ironwoods.
Some of the statues will last forever since they are carved out of ironwood.
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barky
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burl
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dendrophile
emergent
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palmy
sapling
shade tree
state tree
timberline
treetop
walnut
weeping
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