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Definition of Basket ash
1. Noun. Vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Basket Ash
Literary usage of Basket ash
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Trees, how to Know Them by Clarence Moores Weed (1918)
"The Black Ash is also often called the Swamp Ash and Brown Ash, and in some
localities the basket ash or Hoop Ash. It is not so generally planted as an ..."
2. Collections by RI Historical Society (1901)
"... which may still be found in old farmhouse kitchens, and also supplied hand-made
yokes and other wares of husbandry. Brown or basket ash, ..."
3. Construction Work for the Primary Grades by Edward Francis Worst (1920)
"Ash Splint basket ash splint is used rather extensively in the fourth and fifth
grades. In order that third grade pupils may take up the advanced work more ..."
4. Key to New England Trees: Wild and Commonly Cultivated by James Franklin Collins, Howard Willis Preston (1909)
"A small tree growing in cold swamps or wet places throughout XE—Black Ash, Hoop
Ash, basket ash, Brown Ash, Swamp Ash, ..."
5. Forest Mensuration by Henry Solon Graves (1906)
"... small hardwood timber, such as basket ash. The Wilcox Rule, used locally in
Pennsylvania for softwood timber. The Warner Rule, used locally in New York. ..."
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