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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
see also:
beam carpinus carpinus americana ironwood carpinus betulus blue beech
water beech hop hornbeam hop
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ironbark \i"ronbark`\, ironbark tree \i"ronbark` 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
see also:
eucalyptus sideroxylon ironwood
- [3] : 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
- [4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
see also:
cliftonia monophylla black titi buckwheat tree ironwood cyrilla white titi
- [5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
rose chestnut ironwood tree mesua ferrea iron tree iron-tree ironwood tree
eastern hop hornbeam ostrya virginiana
- [6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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 codes: 49938
- [7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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
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