Definition of Oregon ash

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

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oregon Ash

Ordophones
Ordovian
Ordovician
Ordovician period
Ore.
Oreamnos
Oreamnos americanus
Orebite
Orebites
Orectolobidae
Orectolobus
Orectolobus barbatus
Oregon
Oregon Jargon
Oregon alder
Oregon ash
Oregon cedar
Oregon crab apple
Oregon fir
Oregon grape
Oregon grapes
Oregon holly grape
Oregon larch
Oregon lily
Oregon maple
Oregon myrtle
Oregon oak
Oregon pine
Oregon white oak
Oregonian

Literary usage of Oregon ash

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 (Calif., Wash., Oregon). Locality. Pacific coast, Washington to California. Best developed in bottom lands, southwestern Oregon. ..."

2. The Trees of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1909)
"oregon ash. 1. FRAXINUS OREGON A Nutt. Fig. 116. ... oregon ash is a tree 30 to 80 feet high with a rather broad round-topped crown and trunk ]/2 to 3 feet ..."

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