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Mountain ash — Mountain Moun tain (moun t[i^]n), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mountain ash — Ash Ash ([a^]sh), n. [OE. asch, esh, AS. [ae]sc; akin to OHG. asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mountain ash — n. any of a genus (Sorbus) of small trees or shrubs of the rose family, with compound leaves and clusters of white flowers and red or orange berries … English World dictionary
mountain ash — 1. any of several small trees of the genus Sorbus, of the rose family, having flat topped clusters of small, white flowers and bright red to orange berries. 2. any of certain other trees, as several Australian species of eucalyptus. [1590 1600] * … Universalium
mountain ash — Rowan tree Row an tree [Cf. Sw. r[ o]nn, Dan. r[ o]nne, Icel. reynir, and L. ornus.] (Bot.) A european tree ({Pyrus aucuparia}) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mountain-ash sugar — Sorbin Sor bin, n. (Chem.) An unfermentable sugar, isomeric with glucose, found in the ripe berries of the rowan tree, or sorb, and extracted as a sweet white crystalline substance; called also {mountain ash sugar}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mountain ash — moun′tain ash n. pln any of several small trees of the genus Sorbus, of the rose family, having flat topped clusters of small, white flowers and bright red to orange berries • Etymology: 1590–1600 … From formal English to slang
mountain ash — /maʊntən ˈæʃ/ (say mowntuhn ash) noun 1. any of several eucalypts, as Eucalyptus regnans of Australia, one of the tallest tree species in the world. 2. any of various small trees of the genus Sorbus, as the European rowan, S. aucuparia, and the… …
Mountain — Moun tain (moun t[i^]n), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air; mountain… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mountain antelope — Mountain Moun tain (moun t[i^]n), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
