iron tree

iron tree
noun
a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
Syn: ↑iron-tree, ↑ironwood, ↑ironwood tree
Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Parrotia, ↑genus Parrotia

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noun
: a tree of the genus Metrosideros (especially M. vera) with notably hard wood

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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