Definition of American mountain ash

1. Noun. A variety of mountain ash.

Exact synonyms: Sorbus Americana
Generic synonyms: Mountain Ash

Lexicographical Neighbors of American Mountain Ash

American leishmaniasis
American licorice
American lime
American liquorice
American lobster
American lotus
American magpie
American maidenhair fern
American marten
American mastodon
American mastodont
American merganser
American mink
American minks
American mistletoe
American mountain ash (current term)
American night heron
American oil palm
American olive
American option
American options
American organ
American oriole
American painted lady
American painted ladys
American parasol
American parsley fern
American pasqueflower
American pennyroyal
American persimmon

Literary usage of American mountain ash

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forestry in Minnesota by Samuel Bowdlear Green, Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota (1902)
"Same as recommended for American mountain ash. Properties of wood.—Practically the same as American mountain ash. Uses.—The large and brilliant fruit of the ..."

2. Pennsylvania Trees by Joseph Simon Illick, Pennsylvania Dept. of Forestry (1914)
"American mountain ash. 2. Longitudinal section of a flower, enlarged. 1. A flowering branch with leaves, i 1. 3. A fruiting branch, x $. 4. ..."

3. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1881)
"Several varieties on the American mountain ash have done well, ... The American mountain ash is a tree that stops growing early in the fall, and the pears ..."

4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"American mountain ash. DOGBERRY. Fig. 2352. Small tree, attaining 30 ft., with spreading branches, or sometimes shrubby: Ifts. 11-17, lanceolate, ..."

5. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"American mountain ash. — This shrub, or small tree, has a strong resemblance to the European Mountain Ash, but is much more dwarf and bushy. ..."

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