blue ash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of species Fraxinus quadrangulata of ash trees native primarily to the Midwestern United States, as well as the Bluegrass region of Kentucky and the Nashville Basin region of Tennessee.
name
  1. A city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and an inner suburb of Cincinnati, which is located to the south.

Word forms

blue ash blue ashes

Etymology

Derived from the black dye extracted from the tree's inner bark through immersion in water.

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