Ironwood Definition & Meaning
ironwood
- noun
- 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
- exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees
- a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
- medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America
"Ironwood" in song lyrics
See how ironwood is used in real songs:
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"silverleaf ironwood"
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"papa johns ironwood"
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"exterior stairs and ironwood"
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Words that rhyme with ironwood
Usage tips for "ironwood"
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