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ironwood

Today it means: Acacia esthrophiolata, Acacia excelsa, Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia stenophylla, or Erythrophleum chlorostachys. Full definition →

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The story

From iron + wood, because of its toughness.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.