Metrosideros
Pronunciation : Met`ro*si*de"ros
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A myrtaceous genus of trees or shrubs, found in Australia and the South Sea Islands, and having very hard wood. Metrosideros vera is the true ironwood.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913