mountain ash

[ moun-tn ash ]

noun

1. alsocalledcomma British, whitten. any of several small trees of the genus Sorbus, of the rose family, having flat-topped clusters of small, white flowers and bright-red to orange berries.
2. any of certain other trees, as several Australian species of eucalyptus.

mountain ash

noun

1. any of various trees of the rosaceous genus Sorbus, such as S aucuparia ( European mountain ash or rowan ), having clusters of small white flowers and bright red berries
2. any of several Australian eucalyptus trees, such as Eucalyptus regnans

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain ash¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

The Mountain Ash deserves a place on all lawns, large or small.

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It is of the same kind as the "Rowan," or mountain ash, which was and even now is vulgarly worn as a remedy against witchcraft.

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Those made of mountain-ash had the advantage of being extremely light, but the runners wore out quickly on ice and hard neve.

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I sat on the edge of the gulf under the mountain ash to which I had clung for life the night before.

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He was not ignorant of the supposed virtue of the mountain ash as an antidote against witchcraft.

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