Fraxinus \Frax"i*nus\, n. [L., the ash tree.]

(Bot.) A genus of deciduous forest trees, found in the north temperate zone, and including the true ash trees.

Note: Fraxinus excelsior is the European ash; F. Americana, the white ash; F. sambucifolia, the black ash or water ash.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)