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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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