[syn: Eastern hop hornbeam, ironwood, ironwood tree, Ostrya virginiana]
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ironbark \I"ron*bark`\, Ironbark tree \I"ron*bark` 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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ironwood \I"ron*wood`\, 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]
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.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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, 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,
ironwood tree]
4: medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America [syn:
Eastern hop hornbeam, ironwood, ironwood tree, Ostrya
virginiana]
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