Definition of "ironbark" [i•ron•bark]

• Any of several unrelated trees that have dark, deeply furrowed bark (noun)

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• "On these hills grew the varieties of eucalypti known in the colony, such as ironbark, bluegum, and stringybark."
• "When I was growing up, we used to cut a selection of trees from the ironbark scrub in the house paddock and turn the verandah into a forest."
• "The best places to look are in the box-ironbark forests of central Victoria."