English Explanatory Dictionary

sideroxylon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

sideroxylon sideroxylons

Etymology

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

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