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blue ash

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
blue ash
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the 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

A city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and an inner suburb of Cincinnati, which is located to the south.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

blue ashes (plural)

Phrases

Blue Ash

Synonyms

blue ash tree fraxinus quadrangulata

Questions

What does blue ash mean?
Any member of the 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.
Where does blue ash come from?
Derived from the black dye extracted from the tree's inner bark through immersion in water.

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