Ironwood

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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, and is also called {ironwood}. The English
     hornbeam is {Carpinus Betulus}. The American is called also


     {blue beech} and {water beech}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Hop hornbeam}. (Bot.) See under {Hop}.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Titi \Ti"ti\, n. [Orig. uncert.]
     1. A tree of the southern United States ({Cliftonia
        monophylla}) having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant
        white flowers succeeded by one-seeded drupes; -- called
        also {black titi}, {buckwheat tree}, and {ironwood}.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. Any related tree of the genus {Cyrilla}, often disting. as
        {white titi}.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ironwood
       n 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}]
       2: exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of
          ironwood trees
       3: a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having
          a low domed shape [syn: {iron tree}, {iron-tree}, {ironwood
          tree}]
       4: medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America [syn: {Eastern
          hop hornbeam}, {ironwood tree}, {Ostrya virginiana}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Ironwood, MI (city, FIPS 41060)
    Location: 46.45446 N, 90.15256 W
    Population (1990): 6849 (3410 housing units)
    Area: 15.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 49938

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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 code:            41060
     Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
     Location:             46.455931 N, 90.159378 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     49938
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Ironwood, MI
      Ironwood