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Definition of Ironwood tree
1. 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.
Exact synonyms: Ironwood, Mesua Ferrea, Rose Chestnut
Group relationships: Genus Mesua, Mesua
Generic synonyms: Tree
Group relationships: Genus Mesua, Mesua
Generic synonyms: Tree
2. Noun. A small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape.
Exact synonyms: Iron Tree, Iron-tree, Ironwood
Group relationships: Genus Parrotia, Parrotia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Group relationships: Genus Parrotia, Parrotia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
3. Noun. Medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America.
Exact synonyms: Eastern Hop Hornbeam, Ironwood, Ostrya Virginiana
Group relationships: Genus Ostrya, Ostrya
Generic synonyms: Hop Hornbeam
Group relationships: Genus Ostrya, Ostrya
Generic synonyms: Hop Hornbeam