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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FRAXINUS

Frax "i *nus, n. Etym: [L., the ash tree. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A genus of deciduous forest trees, found in the north temperate zone, and including the true ash trees.

 

Note: Fraxinus excelsior is the European ash; F. Americana, the white ash; F. sambucifolia, the black ash or water ash.