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ironwood tree
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Noun ironwood tree has 3 senses
- ironwood tree(n = noun.plant) ironwood, mesua ferrea, rose chestnut - 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; Array is a member of genus mesua, mesua
- ironwood tree(n = noun.plant) iron tree, iron-tree, ironwood - a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape; Array is a member of genus parrotia, parrotia
- ironwood tree(n = noun.plant) eastern hop hornbeam, ironwood, ostrya virginiana - medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America; Array is a member of genus ostrya, ostrya
is a kind of tree
is a kind of angiospermous tree, flowering tree
is a kind of hop hornbeam
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