HyperDic: hoop_ash

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

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