ironwood tree
n 1: handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an
ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a
perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad
ties [syn: {rose chestnut}, {ironwood}, {ironwood tree},
{Mesua ferrea}]
2: a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a
low domed shape [syn: {iron tree}, {iron-tree}, {ironwood},
{ironwood tree}]
3: medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America [syn:
{Eastern hop hornbeam}, {ironwood}, {ironwood tree}, {Ostrya
virginiana}]