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
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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
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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.
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