ash
/ˈæʃ/ noun C2- A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus. · The ash trees are dying off due to emerald ash borer.· The woods planted in ash will see a different mix of species.
- Any tree of certain species of other genera.
- The wood of this tree.
- A name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.
Plural ashes
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The Trees consented to his request and gave him a young ash-tree.
If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
I gathered up some scattered ash from the floor.
It was dark in colour and flakey—such an ash as is only made by a Trichinopoly.
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