Definition of Fraxinus ornus

1. Noun. Southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna.

Exact synonyms: Flowering Ash, Manna Ash
Generic synonyms: Ash, Ash Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fraxinus Ornus

Fratercula arctica
Fratercula corniculata
Frau
Fraunce
Frauncis
Fraunhofer's lines
Fraunhofer line
Fraxinus Americana
Fraxinus caroliniana
Fraxinus cuspidata
Fraxinus dipetala
Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus latifolia
Fraxinus nigra
Fraxinus oregona
Fraxinus ornus (current term)
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Fraxinus pennsylvanica subintegerrima
Fraxinus quadrangulata
Fraxinus texensis
Fraxinus tomentosa
Fraxinus velutina
Frazer
Frazier's needle
Frazier-Spiller operation
Fred
Fred Astaire
Fred Hoyle
Fred Sanger
Fred Skinner

Literary usage of Fraxinus ornus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"... obtained from Manna, the inspissated juice of the Fraxinus ornus, but also occurring in celery, onions, asparagus shoots, ..."

2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1792)
"... of the author's manner, we will extract the article on the Fraxinus ornus^ or Flowering Ajb. ' Fraxinus ornus. FLOWERING ASH. ..."

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