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Ironbark

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. In Australia, certain trees having a solid, close bark, especially species of Eucalyptus. See ironbark-tree.—

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

The Australian Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, used largely by carpenters and shipbuilders; -- called also ironwood. Also applied to other Australian eucalyptuses with a hard, solid bark.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. Any of several unrelated trees that have dark, deeply furrowed bark

Word Usage

"On these hills grew the varieties of eucalypti known in the colony, such as ironbark, bluegum, and stringybark."

cross-reference

broad-leaved ironbark gray ironbark leguminous ironbark lemon-scented ironbark narrow-leaved iron-bark

Equivalent

ironbark tree

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

air-dry bloodwood brassbound catalpa cobwebbed

variant

ironwood