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BLACK ASH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does black ash mean? 

BLACK ASH (noun)
  The noun BLACK ASH has 1 sense:

1. vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumnplay

  Familiarity information: BLACK ASH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BLACK ASH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

basket ash; black ash; brown ash; Fraxinus nigra; hoop ash

Hypernyms ("black ash" is a kind of...):

ash; ash tree (any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus)


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