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FRAXINUS

\fɹˈaksɪnəs], \fɹˈaksɪnəs], \f_ɹ_ˈa_k_s_ɪ_n_ə_s]\

Definitions of FRAXINUS

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The ash; a genus of the Oleaceae.
The inner bark of Fraxinus excelsior, formerly used in malarial fevers.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. A genus of arborescent plants of several species, including the common ash.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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