Definition of Fraxinus americana

1. Noun. Spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood.

Exact synonyms: White Ash
Generic synonyms: Ash, Ash Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fraxinus Americana

Fraser-Lendrum stain
Fraser Island
Fraser fir
Fraser firs
Frasera
Frasera speciosa
Fraserburgh
Fratercula
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
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Fraxinus pennsylvanica subintegerrima
Fraxinus quadrangulata
Fraxinus texensis
Fraxinus tomentosa
Fraxinus velutina

Literary usage of Fraxinus americana

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

1. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1878)
"... source of supply for shade trees must be from propagation in forest tree nurseries. fraxinus americana—White Ash. One of our most valuable forest trees ..."

2. Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States: Their Names and Ranges by George Bishop Sudworth (1898)
"Small-fruit White Ash, fraxinus americana var. MICROCARPA Gray. RANGE.—Northern Alabama (Morgan and Madison counties) to middle Tennessee. ..."

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