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

ironwood \i"ronwood`\, 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
see also:
olneya tesota erythroxylon areolatum metrosideros vera mesua ferrea inga eucalyptus sideroxylon 
sideroxylon diospyros 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

diospyros
     n : a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable
         wood syn: genus diospyros
see also:
genus diospyros 

Diospyros >> D Words
Diospyros, definition of term: Diospyros
diospyros_pag1.html

Diospyros whyteana
...Diospyros is relatively slow-growing and can be cultivated from seed, ... Diospyros kaki, the edible persimmon also belongs to this genus, but ... ..
http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/diospyrwhyt.htm, score=100, date indexed=December 11, 2005, 4:53 am

Diospyros lotus L.
...Ethnobotanical aspects of Diospyros lotus by Plants for a future ... ..
http://www.biologie.uni-ulm.de/systax/dendrologie/diosplotlv.htm, score=84, date indexed=November 4, 2005, 4:10 pm

Hawaiian Native Plants, UH Botany
...Diospyros sandwicensis, lama, female at 7, male at 8,  endemic.. ... ..
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/diospyros.htm, score=82, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 3:07 am

Ohio Trees, Bulletin 700-00, Diospyros – Persimmon
...Common Persimmon–Diospyros virginiana. The persimmon is found from ... Key to Diospyros Species. I. Leaves are round to elliptic, and 21/2—51 ... ..
http://ohioline.osu.edu/b700/b700_62.html, score=81, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 5:15 pm

Diospyros digyna {Ebenaceae} #199900008 L:1105 Q:1
...Diospyros digyna. * Diospyros kaki. * Euclea racemosa. Diospyros ... Diospyros digyna ... ..
http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/199900008.html, score=79, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 2:57 am

Diospyros tesselaria
... ..
http://pages.intnet.mu/nathraj/diote.html, score=79, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 3:44 pm

Diospyros kaki {Ebenaceae} #199900070 L:3310 Q:2
...Diospyros digyna. * Diospyros kaki. * Euclea racemosa. Diospyros kaki ... Diospyros chinensis Blume]. A native of China and cultivated in Japan ... ..
http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/199900070.html, score=71, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 3:22 am

Diospyros virginiana
...COMMON NAME. Diospyros virginiana. Persimmon. PLANT FAMILY SIZE GROUP ... ..
http://www.uark.edu/campus-resources/cotinus/plants4_html/diosvirg.html, score=70, date indexed=December 15, 2005, 10:01 am

Diospyros revaughanii
... ..
http://pages.intnet.mu/nathraj/diore.html, score=65, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 1:57 pm

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