Sideroxylon
noun
Sid·er·ox·y·lon
ˌsidəˈräksəˌlän
: a large genus of tropical trees (family Sapotaceae) having very hard wood and somewhat bell-shaped regular pentamerous flowers and round few-seeded berries compare ironwood
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from sider- + -xylon
- strike back
- strike below
- strike benefit
- strike board
- strike dead
- strike down
- strike fault
- strike fear into one's heart
- strike fear into the hearts of
- strike force
- strike gold
- strike home
- strike in
- strike into
- strike it rich
- strike joint
- strike measure
- strike note
- strike off
- strike on
- strike on/upon
- strike out
- strike pan
- strike pay
- strike pay dirt