English > ash: 4 senses > noun 2, plantMeaning | Any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus. |
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Synonym | ash tree |
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Instances | Yggdrasil, Ygdrasil | (Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and Heaven and Hell together |
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Member of | Fraxinus, genus Fraxinus | ash |
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Parts | ash-key | winged seed of the ash tree |
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Narrower | Arizona ash, Fraxinus velutina | small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico |
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European ash, common European ash, Fraxinus excelsior | tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath |
Oregon ash, Fraxinus latifolia, Fraxinus oregona | Timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood |
black ash, basket ash, brown ash, hoop ash, Fraxinus nigra | vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood |
blue ash, Fraxinus quadrangulata | ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood |
flowering ash, Fraxinus cuspidata | shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers |
flowering ash, Fraxinus dipetala | shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers |
manna ash, flowering ash, Fraxinus ornus | southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna |
mountain ash, Fraxinus texensis | low-growing ash of Texas |
pumpkin ash, Fraxinus tomentosa | Timber tree of central and southeastern United States having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base |
red ash, downy ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica | smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces |
swamp ash, Fraxinus caroliniana | small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States |
white ash, Fraxinus Americana | Spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
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Substances | ash | Strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees |
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Spanish | fresno |
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Catalan | cendra, freixe |
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