Meanings
blue ash1
plural blue ashes
- Any member of the species Fraxinus quadrangulata of ash trees native primarily to the Midwestern United States, as well as the Bluegrass region of Kentucky and the Nashville Basin region of Tennessee.
Synonyms: blue ash tree
Blue Ash2
- A city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and an inner suburb of Cincinnati, which is located to the south.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the species Fraxinus quadrangulata of ash trees native primarily to the Midwestern United States, as well as the Bluegrass region of Kentucky and the Nashville Basin region of Tennessee.
More synonyms by meaning
nounash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
blue ash · noun
Derived from the black dye extracted from the tree's inner bark through immersion in water.
Full word history & related roots →Blue Ash · proper noun
Named for the blue ash trees in the area, the logs of which were used to build many of the community's earliest buildings.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
blue ash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20ash
“blue ash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20ash. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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