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Ironwood

  1. Ironwood, Michigan is a city in the upper peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.
  2. An ironwood is any one of several tree species noted for the hardness of its wood. The term could as well apply to just the wood from such species. Trees commonly known as ironwoods include:
    • Casuarina equisetifolia — Common Ironwood from Australia
    • Choricarpia subargentea
    • Copaifera spp.
    • Eusideroxylon zwageri
    • Guajacum officinale
    • Guajacum sanctum
    • Hopea odorata
    • Lyonothamnus lyonii (L. floribundus) Catalina Ironwood
    • Mesua ferrea — also known as Rose Chestnut, from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia
    • Olea spp.
    • Olneya tesota — Desert Ironwood
    • Ostrya virginiana
    • Parrotia persica
    • Pratecoma peroba Ipe
  3. See Angrboda for the forest of Ironwood in Norse Mythology.


07-14-2008 23:18:10
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