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

Derived forms: rose chestnuts

Type of: tree

Part of: genus Mesua, Mesua