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/ˈaɪərnwˌʊd tri/ Listen

Ironwood tree

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. Synonyms: ironwood, Mesua ferrea, rose chestnut.

A small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape. Synonyms: iron-tree, iron tree, ironwood.

Medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America. Synonyms: Eastern hop hornbeam, ironwood, Ostrya virginiana.

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Words linked to "Ironwood tree" : Mesua, tree, genus Ostrya, Parrotia, genus Parrotia, angiospermous tree, flowering tree, Ostrya, hop hornbeam, genus Mesua