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fraxinus
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fraxinus, prop. n. [L., the ash tree.].
A genus of deciduous forest trees, found in the north temperate zone, and including the true ash trees. [1913 Webster]
" Fraxinus excelsior is the European ash; Fraxinus Americana , the white ash; Fraxinus sambucifolia , the black ash or water ash." [1913 Webster]
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