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 railway ties
   "The Mesua ferrea tree's dense timber made it perfect for construction";
   - rose chestnut, ironwood, ironwood tree, cobra's saffron

Type of: tree

Part of: genus Mesua, Mesua

Encyclopedia: Mesua ferrea