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HOOP ASH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hoop ash mean?
• HOOP ASH (noun)
The noun HOOP ASH has 1 sense:
1. vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
Familiarity information: HOOP ASH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
basket ash; black ash; brown ash; Fraxinus nigra; hoop ash
Hypernyms ("hoop ash" is a kind of...):
ash; ash tree (any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus)
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