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IRON-TREE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does iron-tree mean?
• IRON-TREE (noun)
The noun IRON-TREE has 1 sense:
1. a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
Familiarity information: IRON-TREE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
iron-tree; iron tree; ironwood; ironwood tree
Hypernyms ("iron-tree" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("iron-tree" is a member of...):
genus Parrotia; Parrotia (one species: iron tree)
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