fraxinus

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fraxinus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fraxinus \Frax"i*nus\, prop. n. [L., the ash tree.] (Bot.)
     A genus of deciduous forest trees, found in the north
     temperate zone, and including the true ash trees.
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     Note: Fraxinus excelsior is the European ash; Fraxinus Americana
           , the white ash; Fraxinus sambucifolia, the
           black ash or water ash.
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fraxinus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Fraxinus
      n 1: ash [syn: Fraxinus, genus Fraxinus]