mountain ash

American  

[moun-tn ash] / ˈmaʊn tn ˌæʃ /

noun

1. 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.

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mountain ash British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of mountain ash

First recorded in 1590–1600

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mountain ash

These sites span a large rainfall gradient and vary enormously in their structure: from sparse and short arid woodlands in Western Australia to towering, 90-m tall mountain ash forests in Tasmania.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024

The familiar workhorses of the birds’ berry buffet, like Pyracantha and holly, mountain ash and Nandina, are all pretty enough.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2022

In the understory, wildflowers bloom and bees buzz; blueberries, mountain ash, birch, and other shrubs and small trees thrive.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2021

But properties further into a dense forest of mountain ash trees were “undefendable”.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2020

Neither is it a strictly carnivorous animal, as it feeds largely on the berries of the mountain ash and in seasons when these berries are plentiful, the fisher does not take bait well.

From Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture by Kreps, Elmer Harry