1. (noun)
rose chestnut, ironwood, ironwood tree, Mesua ferrea
- 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 Synonyms: ironwood tree, rose chestnut, iron-tree, ironwood, iron tree
2. (noun)
ironwood
- exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees Synonyms: ironwood tree, rose chestnut, iron-tree, iron tree
3. (noun)
iron tree, iron-tree, ironwood, ironwood tree
- a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape Synonyms: ironwood tree, rose chestnut, iron-tree, ironwood, iron tree
4. (noun)
Eastern hop hornbeam, ironwood, ironwood tree, Ostrya virginiana
- medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America