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sideroxylon

sideroxylon noun: any of the genus Sideroxylon of tropical sapotaceous trees noted for their very hard wood; ironwood.

Noun

sideroxylon (plural sideroxylons)

  1. Any of the genus Sideroxylon of tropical sapotaceous trees noted for their very hard wood; ironwood.

Forms of sideroxylon

pluralsideroxylons

Origin of sideroxylon

From the genus name. Philosophical use comes from Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, who used the Greek word even in German.

Questions about sideroxylon

What does sideroxylon mean?
Sideroxylon means any of the genus Sideroxylon of tropical sapotaceous trees noted for their very hard wood; ironwood.
What part of speech is sideroxylon?
Sideroxylon is a noun.
What is the plural of sideroxylon?
The plural of sideroxylon is sideroxylons.

Words near sideroxylon in the dictionary

  1. siderotype
  2. siderotypes
  3. siderous
  4. siderovar
  5. siderovars
  6. sideroxylon
  7. sideroxylonal
  8. sideroxylonals
  9. sideroxylons
  10. siders
  11. siderurgic

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