ironwood tree Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun 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
Mesua ferrea; rose chestnut; ironwood.
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noun a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
iron-tree; iron tree; ironwood.
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noun medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America
Eastern hop hornbeam; ironwood; Ostrya virginiana.
