Found 2 items, similar to mountain ash.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: mountain ash
mountain ash
n 1: any of various trees of the genus Sorbus
2: tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in
Australia and tallest hardwood in the world [syn:
Eucalyptus regnans
]
3: low-growing ash of Texas [syn:
Fraxinus texensis]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: mountain ash
Rowan tree
\Row"an tree`\ [Cf. Sw. r["o]nn, Dan. r["o]nne, Icel.
reynir, and L. ornus.] (Bot.)
A european tree (
Pyrus aucuparia) related to the apple, but
with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers
followed by little bright red berries. Called also
roan tree
, and
mountain ash. The name is also applied to two
American trees of similar habit (
Pyrus Americana, and
Pyrus sambucifolia).
[1913 Webster]