Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants of the natural order Myrtaceæ and the tribe Septospermeæ, type of the subtribe Metrosidereæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A myrtaceous genus of trees or shrubs, found in Australia and the South Sea Islands, and having very hard wood.
Metrosideros vera is the true ironwood.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany Any of the
genus Metrosideros ofmyrtaceous trees andshrubs , including theironwood .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Magnificent specimens of the myrtacea, among others, the metrosideros speciosa, fifteen feet high, with long drooping branches, adorned with red flowers.
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Wild turkeys abound on this part of the Morumbidgee, but with the exception of a few terns, which are found hovering over the lagoons, no new birds had as yet been procured; and the only plant that enriched our collection, was an unknown metrosideros.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume 2 Charles Sturt 1832
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Wild turkeys abound on this part of the Morumbidgee, but with the exception of a few terns, which are found hovering over the lagoons, no new birds had as yet been procured; and the only plant that enriched our collection, was an unknown metrosideros.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Complete Charles Sturt 1832
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Kayu pindis or kapini (species of metrosideros), is named also kayu besi, or iron-wood, on account of its extraordinary hardness, which turns the edge of common tools.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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