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common ash

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a species of tall deciduous trees, (Fraxinus excelsior) native to most of Europe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Dutch: gewone es — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Finnish: saarni — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Finnish: lehtosaarni — Fraxinus excelsior
  • French: frêne commun — Fraxinus excelsior
  • German: Gemeine Esche — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Ancient Greek: βουμελία (boumelía) — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Italian: frassino — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Korean: 구주물푸레나무 (gujumulpurenamu) — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ask — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ask — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Occitan: cantaridièr — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Occitan: cantarilhièr — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Occitan: frais — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Occitan: fraisse — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Persian: زبانگنجشک (zabân-gonješk) — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Lower Sorbian: jaseń — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Upper Sorbian: jaseń — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Spanish: fresno común — Fraxinus excelsior
  • Turkish: dişbudak — Fraxinus excelsior