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Definition of Fraxinus ornus
1. Noun. Southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fraxinus Ornus
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. ..."