ironwood meaning and definition

IRONWOOD noun

Definition of ironwood (noun)

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