- mountain ash
- noun Date: 1597 any of various trees or shrubs (genus Sorbus) of the rose family with pinnate leaves and red or orange-red fruits
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Mountain ash — Ash 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mountain ash — Mountain Moun tain (moun t[i^]n), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mountain Ash — is a name used for several trees, none of immediate relation. It may refer to: Eucalyptus regnans, the tallest of all flowering plants and other floral species Fraxinus texensis, an ash tree species in Texas Trees in the genus Sorbus in North… … Wikipedia
Mountain Ash — (spr. mauntĭnäsch), aufblühende Stadt in Glamorganshire (Wales), am Cynon, einem Nebenfluß des Taff, mit bedeutenden Kohlen und Eisengruben und (1901) 31,023 Einw … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Mountain Ash — (spr. mauntĭn äsch), Stadt in Wales, am Cynon, (1901) 31.093 E.; Eisenindustrie … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
mountain ash — n a type of tree with red or orange red berries … Dictionary of contemporary English
mountain ash — noun count or uncount a tree with bright red orange fruit that grows mainly in northern countries: ROWAN … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mountain ash — ► NOUN ▪ a rowan tree … English terms dictionary
mountain ash — n. any of a genus (Sorbus) of small trees or shrubs of the rose family, with compound leaves and clusters of white flowers and red or orange berries … English World dictionary
mountain ash — noun 1. any of various trees of the genus Sorbus • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Hyponyms: ↑rowan, ↑rowan tree, ↑European mountain ash, ↑Sorbus aucuparia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mountain ash — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms mountain ash : singular mountain ash plural mountain ashes a tree with bright red orange fruit that grows mainly in northern countries … English dictionary
