metrosideros

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noun

Any of the genus Metrosideros of myrtaceous trees and shrubs, including many species called ironwood.

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Meanings

nounmetrosideros (plural metrosideroses)

plural metrosideroses

  1. biologyAny of the genus Metrosideros of myrtaceous trees and shrubs, including many species called ironwood.

Origin

  1. translingualMetrosideros
  2. Englishmetrosideros

Borrowed from translingual Metrosideros.

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APA

metrosideros. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrosideros

MLA

“metrosideros.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrosideros. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metrosideros,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrosideros.

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