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English

Etymology

iron +? wood, because of its toughness.

Noun

ironwood (countable and uncountable, plural ironwoods)

1. (countable) Any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood.
2. (uncountable) The wood of any ironwood tree.

Hyponyms

• Acacia estrophiolata - southern ironwood
• Androstachys johnsonii – Lebombo ironwood
• Carpinus caroliniana – American hornbeam
• Casuarina equisetifolia – common ironwood (Australia)
• Chionanthus foveolatus – pock ironwood (South Africa)
• Choricarpia subargentea - giant ironwood
• Copaifera spp. - diesel tree, kerosene tree, kupa'y, cabismo, copaúva
• Erythrophleum chlorostachys - Cooktown ironwood (Australia)
• Eusideroxylon zwageri - Borneo ironwood
• Guaiacum officinale – lignum vitae
• Guaiacum sanctum – holywood
• Holodiscus discolor - creambrush
• Hopea odorata - white thingan, Ceylon ironwood, Malabar ironwood
• Krugiodendron ferreum – black ironwood
• Lyonothamnus floribundus – Lyon tree
• Lyonothamnus lyonii – Catalina ironwood
• Mesua ferrea – rose chestnut, Ceylon ironwood
• Metrosideros spp.
• Nestegis apetala - coastal maire, broad-leaved maire, broad-leaved ironwood
• Olea spp. – Various olive trees
• Olneya tesota – desert ironwood
• Ostrya virginiana – hop hornbeam
• Parrotia persica – Persian ironwood
• Tabebuia serratifolia – yellow poui

Derived terms

• bastard ironwood

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• ipé
• ipê

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese ipê

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?i.pe?/
• Rhymes: -e?

Noun

ipe (countable and uncountable, plural ipes)

1. A type of wood of the genus Tabebuia, similar to teak, used for outdoor decking and furniture.

Synonyms

Common names include:

• amapa (Mexico),
• amata prieto,
• bethabara,
• Brazilian walnut,
• cortez (Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica),
• ebene vert,
• flor amarillo (Venezuela),
• greenhart* (Surinam),
• guayacan (Panama),
• guayacan polvillo (Colombia),
• ironwood,
• lapacho,
• madera negra (Ecuador),
• pau d’arco,
• tahuari (Peru),
• ipê (Brazil),
• ipê tabaco,
• lapacho negro (Paraguay, Argentina).

Anagrams

• EIP, EPI, Epi, IEP, P.E.I., PEI, PIE, Pei, epi, epi-, pie

Ainu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì?pé/

Noun

ipe (Kana spelling ??)

1. food

   Synonym: aep

2. (botany) fruit, nut

Alternative forms

• ipehe

Derived terms

• itakipe (“meaning of a word”)

Verb

ipe (Kana spelling ??, plural ipepa)

1. (transitive) to eat

Synonyms

• e