- mountain ash
-
a) Any of several trees in the genus Sorbus in North America.b) The European species Sorbus aucuparia, also commonly known as rowan or more specifically European rowan.
Wikipedia foundation.
mountain ash
Look at other dictionaries:
Mountain ash — Ash Ash ([a^]sh), n. [OE. asch, esh, AS. [ae]sc; akin to OHG. asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mountain ash — Mountain Moun tain (moun t[i^]n), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mountain Ash — is a name used for several trees, none of immediate relation. It may refer to: Eucalyptus regnans, the tallest of all flowering plants and other floral species Fraxinus texensis, an ash tree species in Texas Trees in the genus Sorbus in North… … Wikipedia
Mountain Ash — (spr. mauntĭnäsch), aufblühende Stadt in Glamorganshire (Wales), am Cynon, einem Nebenfluß des Taff, mit bedeutenden Kohlen und Eisengruben und (1901) 31,023 Einw … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Mountain Ash — (spr. mauntĭn äsch), Stadt in Wales, am Cynon, (1901) 31.093 E.; Eisenindustrie … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
mountain ash — n a type of tree with red or orange red berries … Dictionary of contemporary English
mountain ash — noun count or uncount a tree with bright red orange fruit that grows mainly in northern countries: ROWAN … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mountain ash — ► NOUN ▪ a rowan tree … English terms dictionary
mountain ash — n. any of a genus (Sorbus) of small trees or shrubs of the rose family, with compound leaves and clusters of white flowers and red or orange berries … English World dictionary
mountain ash — noun 1. any of various trees of the genus Sorbus • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Hyponyms: ↑rowan, ↑rowan tree, ↑European mountain ash, ↑Sorbus aucuparia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mountain ash — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms mountain ash : singular mountain ash plural mountain ashes a tree with bright red orange fruit that grows mainly in northern countries … English dictionary
