Phrase guide

blue ash

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and an inner suburb of Cincinnati, which is located to the south.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of 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.

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noun

Meaning 3

ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Fraxinus quadrangulata

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Broader terms: ash, ash tree

History

Etymology

Named for the blue ash trees in the area, the logs of which were used to build many of the community's earliest buildings.

Derived from the black dye extracted from the tree's inner bark through immersion in water.