Found 2 items, similar to fraxinus ornus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Fraxinus ornus Fraxinus ornus n : southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna [syn: manna ash, flowering ash ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fraxinus ornus manna ash \manna ash\ n. (Bot.), A South Mediterranean ash (Fraxinus ornus) having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna. Syn: flowering ash, Fraxinus ornus. [WordNet 1.5] manna ash \manna ash\ n. (Bot.), A South Mediterranean ash (Fraxinus ornus) having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna. Syn: flowering ash, Fraxinus ornus. [WordNet 1.5] mannitol \man"ni*tol\, n. [Mannite + -ol.] 1. (Chem.) A white crystalline hexose (HO.CH2.(CHOH)4.CH2.OH) of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus); -- called also mannite, and hydroxy hexane . Cf. Dulcite. It is used in pharmacy as excipient and diluent for solids and liquids. It is also used as a food additive for anti-caking properties, or as a sweetener, and, illegally, to “cut” (dilute) illegal drugs such as cocaine or heroin. Syn: D-mannitol; manna sugar; cordycepic acid; Diosmol; Mannicol; Mannidex; Osmiktrol; Osmosal. [1913 Webster +PJC]