ironbark

[ ahy-ern-bahrk ]

noun

1. any of the various Australian eucalyptuses having a hard, solid bark.

ironbark

/ ˈaɪənˌbɑːk /

noun

1. any of several Australian eucalyptus trees that have hard rough bark

Word History and Origins

Origin of ironbark¹

First recorded in 1905–10; iron + bark ²

Example Sentences

One of those companies is Taylor Guitars, which recently began using Shamel ash and red ironbark eucalyptus supplied by West Coast Arborists in some of its guitars.

From Seattle Times

The Russian was given two separate code names inside the Agency: IRONBARK, for the military information he provided, and CHICKADEE, for his political espionage.

From Literature

“Ironbark”: Based-on-fact spy dramas are always a treat, especially when starring Benedict Cumberbatch as an ordinary man drawn into the maelstrom of the Cuban missile crisis.

From Los Angeles Times

Benedict Cumberbatch will also be heading to Park City with fact-based Cuban Missile Crisis drama Ironbark, one of many true stories premiering this year.

From The Guardian

Elisabeth Moss plays horror author Shirley Jackson in “Shirley,” Ethan Hawke plays Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla in “Tesla,” and Benedict Cumberbatch is a spy during the Cold War in “Ironbark.”

From Reuters