mountain ash

mountain ash

n.

1. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus of the rose family, having pinnately compound leaves, clusters of small white flowers, and orange-red berries.

2. A very tall eucalyptus tree (Eucalyptus regnans) valued as a source of timber and pulpwood.

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mountain ash

n

1. (Plants) any of various trees of the rosaceous genus Sorbus, such as S aucuparia (European mountain ash or rowan), having clusters of small white flowers and bright red berries

2. (Plants) any of several Australian eucalyptus trees, such as Eucalyptus regnans

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moun′tain ash`

n.

any of several small trees of the genus Sorbus, of the rose family, having flat-topped clusters of small, white flowers and bright red to orange berries.

[1590–1600]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mountain ash - any of various trees of the genus Sorbus genus Sorbus, Sorbus - a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves European mountain ash, rowan, rowan tree, Sorbus aucuparia - Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits American mountain ash, Sorbus americana - a variety of mountain ash Sorbus sitchensis, Western mountain ash - an ash of the western coast of North America service tree, sorb apple, sorb apple tree, Sorbus domestica - medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
	2.	mountain ash - tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in Australia and tallest hardwood in the world Eucalyptus regnans eucalypt, eucalyptus tree, eucalyptus - a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
	3.	mountain ash - low-growing ash of Texas Fraxinus texensis ash tree, ash - any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus

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