Definition of Fraxinus oregona

1. Noun. Timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash.

Exact synonyms: Fraxinus Latifolia, Oregon Ash
Generic synonyms: Ash, Ash Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fraxinus Oregona

Fratercula
Fratercula arctica
Fratercula corniculata
Frau
Fraunce
Frauncis
Fraunhofer's lines
Fraunhofer line
Fraxinus Americana
Fraxinus caroliniana
Fraxinus cuspidata
Fraxinus dipetala
Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus latifolia
Fraxinus nigra
Fraxinus oregona (current term)
Fraxinus ornus
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Fraxinus pennsylvanica subintegerrima
Fraxinus quadrangulata
Fraxinus texensis
Fraxinus tomentosa
Fraxinus velutina
Frazer
Frazier's needle
Frazier-Spiller operation
Fred
Fred Astaire
Fred Hoyle
Fred Sanger

Literary usage of Fraxinus oregona

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

1. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties by Charles Henry Snow (1908)
"... Oregon Ash. Fraxinus oregona Null. Nomenclature. Oregon Ash (Calif., Wash., Oregon). Locality. Pacific coast, Washington to California. ..."

2. Report of the Secretary for Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1876)
"Fraxinus oregona, Nutt.—Oregon Ash.—California and Oregon. The common ash of the Pacific coast. It grows CO to 70 feet high. Is of equal value with the ..."

3. The Elements of Forestry: Designed to Afford Information Concerning the by Franklin Benjamin Hough (1882)
"THE OREGON ASH (Fraxinus oregona) is a low-spreading tree, common along the Columbia river and the upper part of the Sacramento Valley. ..."

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