ironbark

/ˈʌɪənbɑːk/

Etymology

From iron + bark.

ironbark means A locality in the Gwydir council area and the Tamworth council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 93 out of 100.

name

A locality in the Gwydir council area and the Tamworth council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A suburb of the City of Greater Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia

noun

Any of several unrelated eucalypts that have dark, deeply furrowed bark.
The hard wood of these trees, as used in building and construction.“The tents and sheets are made of the best Canadian duck, tanned for the purpose of preservation with a strong extract of iron-bark and wattle-bark.”