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OREGON ASH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Oregon ash mean?
• OREGON ASH (noun)
The noun OREGON ASH has 1 sense:
1. timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash
Familiarity information: OREGON ASH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Fraxinus latifolia; Fraxinus oregona; Oregon ash
Hypernyms ("Oregon 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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