European ash

European ash
noun
tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath
Hypernyms: ↑ash, ↑ash tree

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized E
: a tall Eurasian tree (Fraxinus excelsior) having leaves that are dark green and glabrous above and paler and often pubescent on the veins beneath with 7 to 11 oval leaflets

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  • European ash — paprastasis uosis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Alyvmedinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Fraxinus excelsior), paplitęs Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Fraxinus excelsior angl. ash; common… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • yellow European ash — paprastasis uosis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Alyvmedinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Fraxinus excelsior), paplitęs Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Fraxinus excelsior angl. ash; common… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • common European ash — noun tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark green above and pale downy beneath • Syn: ↑European ash, ↑Fraxinus excelsior • Hypernyms: ↑ash, ↑ash tree …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ash tree — Taxobox image width = 240px image caption = European Ash ( Fraxinus excelsior ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Oleaceae genus = Fraxinus genus authority = L. [cite web url=http://www.ars …   Wikipedia

  • ash tree — noun any of various deciduous pinnate leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus • Syn: ↑ash • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑white ash, ↑Fraxinus Americana, ↑swamp ash, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ash — paprastasis uosis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Alyvmedinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Fraxinus excelsior), paplitęs Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Fraxinus excelsior angl. ash; common… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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