wood ash

  • 111Ground ash — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …

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  • 112Mountain 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;… …

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  • 113white ash — noun Date: 1683 a North American ash (Fraxinus americana) having compound leaves with a pale green or silvery white underside; also its hard brownish wood …

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  • 114pearl ash — noun an impure form of potassium carbonate • Hypernyms: ↑potassium carbonate * * * noun : potassium carbonate a; especially : an impure product obtained by partial purification of potash from wood ashes * * * pearl ash noun Partly purified potass …

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  • 115cape ash — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: from Cape of Good Hope 1. : a southern African tree (Ekebergia capensis) of the family Meliaceae 2. : the tough wood of the Cape ash …

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  • 116Ravenshall Wood — is in Dumfries and Galloway, in southwest Scotland. It is on the lower part of the Kirkdale Estate. It is rich in Lichens. It is largely oak woodland. It also has Wych Elm, Ash, Hazel, Willow, Sycamore, Gene, Thorn, Elderberry. It does also… …

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  • 117witch-wood — North Country (Newcastle) Words the mountain ash …

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  • 118mountain ash — noun 1》 a rowan. [Sorbus americana (N. America) and related species.] 2》 Austral. a tall eucalyptus tree used for wood. [Eucalyptus regnans and other species.] …

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  • 119alpine ash — noun tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood • Syn: ↑mountain oak, ↑Eucalyptus delegatensis • Hypernyms: ↑eucalyptus, ↑eucalypt, ↑eucalyptus tree * * * noun : a tall Australian timber tree (Euc …

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  • 120blueberry ash — noun or blueberry tree : any of several Australian trees of the genus Elaeocarpus (as E. obovatus and E. reticulatus) that yield a strong white wood and bear an edible drupe …

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