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The Meaning of ash

  • (n.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the white ash (F. Americana).
  • (n.) The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.
  • (n.) sing. of Ashes.
  • (v. t.) To strew or sprinkle with ashes.

Synonyms

ash tree

Homophones

asch , asche , ashe

Rhymes

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