| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |   sh |
| NOUN: | 1. Any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus, having opposite, pinnately compound leaves, clusters of small flowers, and one-seeded winged fruits. 2. The strong, elastic wood of this tree, used for furniture, tool handles, and sporting goods such as baseball bats. 3. Linguistics The letter æ in Old English and some modern phonetic alphabets, representing the vowel sound of Modern English ash. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English asshe, from Old English æsc.
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