Definitions for: Ash


[n] any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
[n] strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
[n] the residue that remains when something is burned
[v] convert into ashes



Webster (1913) Definition: Ash ([a^]sh), n. [OE. asch, esh, AS. [ae]sc; akin to OHG.
asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having
opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing
valuable timber, as the European ash ({Fraxinus
excelsior}) and the white ash (F. Americana).

Prickly ash (Zanthoxylum Americanum) and Poison ash
(Rhus venenata) are shrubs of different families,
somewhat resembling the true ashes in their foliage.

Mountain ash. See Roman tree, and under Mountain.

2. The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.

Note: Ash is used adjectively, or as the first part of a
compound term; as, ash bud, ash wood, ash tree, etc.


Ash, n.,
sing. of Ashes.

Note: Ash is rarely used in the singular except in connection
with chemical or geological products; as, soda ash,
coal which yields a red ash, etc., or as a qualifying
or combining word; as, ash bin, ash heap, ash hole, ash
pan, ash pit, ash-grey, ash-colored, pearlash, potash.

Bone ash, burnt powered; bone earth.

Volcanic ash. See under Ashes.


Ash, v. t.
To strew or sprinkle with ashes. --Howell.

Synonyms: ash tree

See Also: alter, Arizona ash, ash, ash-key, basket ash, black ash, blue ash, bone ash, brown ash, change, common European ash, downy ash, European ash, flowering ash, fly ash, Fraxinus, Fraxinus Americana, Fraxinus caroliniana, Fraxinus cuspidata, Fraxinus dipetala, Fraxinus excelsior, Fraxinus latifolia, Fraxinus nigra, Fraxinus oregona, Fraxinus ornus, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Fraxinus texensis, Fraxinus tomentosa, Fraxinus velutina, genus Fraxinus, hoop ash, manna ash, mountain ash, Oregon ash, pumpkin ash, red ash, residue, swamp ash, tree, white ash, wood, Ygdrasil, Yggdrasil

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