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Definition of Fraxinus
1. Noun. Ash.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Oleaceae, Oleaceae, Olive Family
Member holonyms: Ash, Ash Tree
Definition of Fraxinus
1. n. A genus of deciduous forest trees, found in the north temperate zone, and including the true ash trees.
Medical Definition of Fraxinus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Fraxinus
Literary usage of Fraxinus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1830)
"Notice respecting the existence of fraxinus excelsior, as an Indigenous Tree in
Scotland.—As the occurrence of the ash and beech in Scotland, ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1853)
"Therapeutic Uses of the Bark, Leaves, Seeds, and Root of the common Ash (fraxinus
Excelsior).—In a work recently published by Dr. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1897)
"25 object 5); a seed of the blue ash, fraxinus ... fraxinus quadrangulata. 5 and 6.
Nut and seed of the hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana. 7. ..."
4. Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States: Their Names and Ranges by George Bishop Sudworth (1898)
"Black Ash. fraxinus SAMBUCIFOLIA Lam. RANGE.—From northern shores of Gulf of St.
Lawrence ... fraxinus anomala triphylla Jones. Trifoliate Dwarf Ash. RANGE. ..."
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