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Meanings of white ash in anglès

Small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips.

Spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood.

Synonyms
Examples for "Fraxinus Americana"
Examples for "Fraxinus Americana"
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There are five well-known species of this genus ( Fraxinus Americana), and they occupy an important place as valuable timber trees.
The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 / A Weekly ...
Usage of white ash in anglès
1
A pale white ash began to fall from the swelling churning cloud.
Return of the Crimson Guard
2
The fire has again buried itself in white ash and ceased to glow.
Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy
3
Fred studied the white ash of his cigarette before he flicked it off.
The Song of the Lark
4
Joy noticed the white ash in the stone hearth with disappointment.
Fiendish deeds
5
This is especially true of the white ash, more commonly called the American ash.
The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 / A Weekly ...
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A dense coat of white ash lay upon the embers.
Dope
7
They were completely covered in the white ash from the collapse of the building.
Wired
8
But what lingered was white ash, in the shape of a man sitting upright.
Swan Song
9
A wind came across the ocean, sweeping with it a pall of fine white ash.
A Canticle For Leibowitz
10
It was smudged with white ash, but perfectly unharmed.
The Wise Man’s Fear
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More than humans were being destroyed here; whole worlds were being charred to white ash.
The Wolf’s Hour
12
Pole tools are used in drilling, the poles being of white ash, 37 ft. in length.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887
13
The fire leapt toward the middle of the room and fell back so much white ash.
Lore of Proserpine
14
Then he turned to the window while Bull silently consulted the white ash of his cigar.
The Man in the Twilight
15
The fir logs had wasted away to a pile of white ash spotted with dying coals.
Poor Man's Rock
16
His eyes were again pre-occupied with the white ash, so firm and clean on its tip.
The Man in the Twilight
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White ash through the time
White ash across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common