White-ash


noun
1.
See under ash2 (def 1).
noun
1.
any of various trees of the genus Fraxinus, of the olive family, especially F. excelsior, of Europe and Asia, or F. americana (white ash) of North America, having opposite, pinnate leaves and purplish flowers in small clusters.
2.
the tough, straight-grained wood of any of these trees, valued as timber.
3.
Also, æsc. the symbol “æ.”.
noun
1.
the nonvolatile products and residue formed when matter is burnt
2.
any of certain compounds formed by burning See soda ash
3.
fine particles of lava thrown out by an erupting volcano
4.
a light silvery grey colour, often with a brownish tinge
noun
1.
any oleaceous tree of the genus Fraxinus, esp F. excelsior of Europe and Asia, having compound leaves, clusters of small greenish flowers, and winged seeds
2.
the close-grained durable wood of any of these trees, used for tool handles, etc
3.
any of several trees resembling the ash, such as the mountain ash
4.
(Austral) any of several Australian trees resembling the ash, esp of the eucalyptus genus
noun
1.
the digraph æ, as in Old English, representing a front vowel approximately like that of the a in Modern English hat. The character is also used to represent this sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet
noun acronym (in Britain)
1.
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ASH
1.
Action on Smoking and Health
2.
American Society of Hematology
3.
American Society of Hypertension
4.
asymmetric septal hypertrophy

(Heb. o’ren, “tremulous”), mentioned only Isa. 44:14 (R.V., “fir tree”). It is rendered “pine tree” both in the LXX. and Vulgate versions. There is a tree called by the Arabs _aran_, found still in the valleys of Arabia Petraea, whose leaf resembles that of the mountain ash. This may be the tree meant. Our ash tree is not known in Syria.

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