Fraxinus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fraxinus \Frax"i*nus\, prop. n. [L., the ash tree.] (Bot.)
     A genus of deciduous forest trees, found in the north
     temperate zone, and including the true ash trees.
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     Note: {Fraxinus excelsior} is the European ash; {Fraxinus


           Americana}, the white ash; {Fraxinus sambucifolia}, the
           black ash or water ash.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Fraxinus
       n : ash [syn: {genus Fraxinus}]