black ash

noun

Any tree of species Fraxinus nigra, native to much of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.

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basket ashbrown ashhoop ashFraxinus nigra
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Meanings

nounblack ash (plural black ashes)

plural black ashes

  1. Any tree of species Fraxinus nigra, native to much of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.
  2. Any tree of species Acer negundo (ash-leaved maple), of North America.
  3. Any tree of species Eucalyptus sieberi, of Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounvigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn

Similar
basket ashbrown ashhoop ashFraxinus nigra
Broader
ashash tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

black ash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20ash

MLA

“black ash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20ash. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black ash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20ash.

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