ironwood
noun
iron·wood ˈī(-ə)rn-ˌwu̇d 
1
: any of numerous trees and shrubs (such as a hornbeam or hop hornbeam) with exceptionally tough or hard wood
2
: the wood of an ironwood
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Cincinnati residents can choose a sugar maple, blackgum, ironwood, American plum, red oak, Allegheny serviceberry, pawpaw or green giant arborvitae tree. 
Abby Miller, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2022 What’s more, a combination of dry conditions, deer predation and pollination problems is threatening the island’s ancient ironwood trees, of which there are only about 120 left. Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Catalina ironwood trees surround the firepit, along with native ferns and edibles like native strawberry and mint. Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 6 May 2022 Sitting over 300 feet above the confluence of the Wisconsin River and Honey Creek lies Ferry Bluff, a stunning plateau of sandstone and dolomite boasting fantastic river views through forests of ironwood, hackberry, and elm. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 10 Jan. 2022 Borneo ironwood and other tropical hardwood trees have long blanketed this rugged island in Indonesia. NBC News, 11 Dec. 2021 Between them were splinters of ironwood, a material used by the site’s inhabitants to pry abalone from slick rock outcrops. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2021 That ironwood tree shading the cabin earned notoriety as the Hanging Tree. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2021 These include more than 250 varieties of species such as cedar of Lebanon (part of the park’s extensive cedar collection), Persian ironwood, and Oriental sweet gum. Alyssa Giacobbe, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2021 See More
Abby Miller, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2022 What’s more, a combination of dry conditions, deer predation and pollination problems is threatening the island’s ancient ironwood trees, of which there are only about 120 left. Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Catalina ironwood trees surround the firepit, along with native ferns and edibles like native strawberry and mint. Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 6 May 2022 Sitting over 300 feet above the confluence of the Wisconsin River and Honey Creek lies Ferry Bluff, a stunning plateau of sandstone and dolomite boasting fantastic river views through forests of ironwood, hackberry, and elm. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 10 Jan. 2022 Borneo ironwood and other tropical hardwood trees have long blanketed this rugged island in Indonesia. NBC News, 11 Dec. 2021 Between them were splinters of ironwood, a material used by the site’s inhabitants to pry abalone from slick rock outcrops. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2021 That ironwood tree shading the cabin earned notoriety as the Hanging Tree. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2021 These include more than 250 varieties of species such as cedar of Lebanon (part of the park’s extensive cedar collection), Persian ironwood, and Oriental sweet gum. Alyssa Giacobbe, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1