different between taukkyan vs ironwood

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

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