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blue ash

blue ash 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.

Noun

blue ash (plural blue ashes)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    blue ash tree

Proper noun capitalized: Blue Ash

Blue Ash

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

Synonyms of blue ash

Forms of blue ash

pluralblue ashes

Origin of blue ash

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

Named for the blue ash trees in the area, the logs of which were used to build many of the community's earliest buildings.

Questions about blue ash

What does blue ash mean?
Blue ash means 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.
What part of speech is blue ash?
Blue ash can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of blue ash?
The plural of blue ash is blue ashes.

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