English noun: ash |
1. | ash (substance) the residue that remains when something is burned |
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| Broader (hypernym) | residue |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bone ash, fly ash |
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2. | ash (plant) any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus |
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| Synonyms | ash tree |
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| Broader (hypernym) | tree |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Arizona ash, basket ash, black ash, blue ash, brown ash, common European ash, downy ash, European ash, flowering ash, flowering ash, flowering ash, Fraxinus Americana, Fraxinus caroliniana, Fraxinus cuspidata, Fraxinus dipetala, Fraxinus excelsior, Fraxinus latifolia, Fraxinus nigra, Fraxinus oregona, Fraxinus ornus, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Fraxinus texensis, Fraxinus tomentosa, Fraxinus velutina, hoop ash, manna ash, mountain ash, Oregon ash, pumpkin ash, red ash, swamp ash, white ash |
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| Instance hyponym | Ygdrasil, Yggdrasil |
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| Part holonym | ash-key |
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| Member meronym | Fraxinus, genus Fraxinus |
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| Substance holonym | ash |
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3. | ash (plant) strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats |
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| Broader (hypernym) | wood |
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| Substance meronym | ash, ash tree |
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