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, Mesua ferrea]
2: a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having
a low domed shape [syn: iron tree, iron-tree, ironwood]
3: medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America [syn: Eastern
hop hornbeam, ironwood, Ostrya virginiana]