HyperDic: black_ash

English > 1 sense of the expression *black ash*:
NOUN	plant	black ash, basket ash, brown ash, hoop ash, Fraxinus nigra	vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood

English > *black ash*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn.
Synonyms	basket ash, brown ash, hoop ash, Fraxinus nigra
Broader	ash, ash tree	Any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus