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 ironwood tree
      n 1: 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 [syn: rose chestnut, ironwood, Mesua ferrea]
      2: a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having
         a low domed shape [syn: iron tree, iron-tree, ironwood]
      3: medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America [syn: Eastern
         hop hornbeam, ironwood, Ostrya virginiana]