2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 {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. [1913 Webster]
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