| NOUN | plant | ironwood tree, rose chestnut, ironwood, Mesua ferrea | handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume |
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| plant | ironwood tree, iron tree, iron-tree, ironwood | a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape | |
| plant | ironwood tree, Eastern hop hornbeam, ironwood, Ostrya virginiana | medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | rose chestnut, ironwood, Mesua ferrea | |
| Member of | Mesua, genus Mesua | genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| Meaning | A small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape. | |
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| Synonyms | iron tree, iron-tree, ironwood | |
| Member of | Parrotia, genus Parrotia | One species |
| Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
| Meaning | medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America. | |
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| Synonyms | Eastern hop hornbeam, ironwood, Ostrya virginiana | |
| Member of | Ostrya, genus Ostrya | deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America |
| Broader | hop hornbeam | Any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops |
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