ironwood
Syllabification: (i·ron·wood)
Pronunciation: /ˈīərnˌwo͝od/
Definition of ironwood
noun
- 1any of a number of trees that produce very hard timber, in particular.
- a southern African tree of the olive family (Olea laurifolia, family Oleaceae). another term for the American hornbeam and the eastern hornbeam (see hornbeam)