| 单词 | black ironwood | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasblack ironwood   black ironwood  n. any of several tropical and subtropical trees having dark-coloured, extremely dense and durable wood; spec. Krugiodendron ferreum (family  Rhamnaceae) of tropical America, and any of several olives of southern Africa, including  Olea laurifolia and  O. capensis; (also) the wood of any of these trees. ΚΠ 1780    R. Weston Suppl. Eng. Flora 40  				Sideroxylon..Black Ironwood. 1796    C. R. Hopson tr.  C. P. Thunberg Trav. 		(ed. 3)	 II. 109  				Black iron wood [Ger. das schwarze Eisenholz]..is hard and strong; it is used for axle-trees and the poles of waggons. 1868    R. J. Mann Colony Natal xx. 161  				It is well worth considering whether it might not also be advisable to plant some of the more valuable kinds of native trees, such as the..black iron-wood, and red milk-wood. 1939    Florida: Guide to Southernmost State 		(Federal Writers' Project)	  iii. 328  				On the keys grow 27 varieties of hardwood, some so heavy they will not float in water—notably, the madeira, tamarind,..and black ironwood. 2011    S. D. Jewell Exploring Wild South Florida 		(ed. 4)	 196/1  				You'll see..black ironwood, Jamaica dogwood, and paradise-tree. < as lemmas | 
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