| 单词 | red ironwood |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred ironwood red ironwood n. any of various trees with extremely hard and durable reddish-brown wood; spec. (a) U.S. any of several trees of (or formerly included in) the genus Reynosia (family Rhamnaceae), native to tropical America; (b) any of several trees of the genus Lophira (family Ochnaceae), native to central and western Africa. ΚΠ 1884 C. S. Sargent Rep. Forests N. Amer. 39 Red iron wood..a small tree sometimes 8 metres in height. 1911 Jrnl. Royal Afr. Soc. 10 132 Some of the trees mentioned above, such as the red iron-wood (Lophira procera),..though most plentiful in the swamps, are not infrequently found along their edges. 1933 J. K. Small Man. Southeastern Flora 831 Red-ironwood... The dark-brown heartwood..is used locally for cabinet-work.—The fruits are pleasantly flavored. 2009 K. Manson & J. Knight Sierra Leone 46 Rainforest areas are known for the towering, wavy-leaved red ironwood tree, Lophira alata. < as lemmas |
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