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ash - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ash' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ash [ n.]
- 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).
- The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.
- sing. of Ashes.
2 . Ash [ v. t.]
- To strew or sprinkle with ashes.