Meaning of IRONWOOD
| Pronunciation: | | 'Iurn`wûd
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- [n] medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America
- [n] a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
- [n] exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees
- [n] 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
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| | Synonyms: | | Eastern hop hornbeam, irontree, ironwood tree, Mesua ferrea, Ostrya virginiana, rose chestnut |
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| | See Also: | | angiospermous tree, flowering tree, genus Mesua, genus Ostrya, genus Parrotia, hop hornbeam, Mesua, Ostrya, Parrotia, tree, wood | |
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| | Definition: | | Ironwood
The harsh reality of disinheritance and poverty vanish from the world of our young narrator, James, when he discovers he s in line for a choice position at an exclusive and very strict school for girls. Ironwood becomes for him a fantastic dream world where discipline knows few boundaries, and where his role as master affords him free reign with the willing, well-trained and submissive young beauties in his charge. As overseer of Ironwood, Cora Blasingdale is well-equipped to keep her charges in line. Under her guidance the saucy girls are put through their paces and tamed. And for James, it seems, life has just begun. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \I"ron*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood.
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.
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