fraxinus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun ash
    genus Fraxinus.

WordNet

Frax"i*nus noun
Etymology
L., the ash tree.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of deciduous forest trees, found in the north temperate zone, and including the true ash trees. ✍ Fraxinus excelsior is the European ash; F. Americana, the white ash; F. sambucifolia, the black ash or water ash.

Webster 1913