mountain ash
A European tree, rowan or, more specifically, European rowan, of species Sorbus aucupariaA European tree, rowan or, more specifically, European rowan, of species Sorbus aucuparia.
» The berries of the mountain ash are very sour.
Ягоды рябины очень кислые. — Erviy
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4 senses(UK, uncountable, usually)A European tree, rowan or, more specifically, European rowan, of species Sorbus aucuparia.
2007, Tyler Guthrie, Mountain Ash: Formally Rowan Tree, Trinity College, Academic Dissertation.
(uncountable, usually)Any of several trees in the genus Sorbus in North America.
any of various trees of the genus Sorbus
(uncountable, usually)A tree native to southeastern Australia, Eucalyptus regnans, the tallest of all flowering plants.
tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in Australia and tallest hardwood in the world
(uncountable, usually)A Texan ash tree of species Fraxinus texensis.
Examples
4 sentencesThe berries of the mountain ash are very sour.
ruЯгоды рябины очень кислые. — Erviy
The rowan tree is sometimes known as the mountain ash tree.
deDie Eberesche bezeichnet man auch manchmal als Vogelbeerbaum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The sun burns within scarlet clusters of mountain ash, and the earth greets the new day.
ruСолнце горит в алых гроздьях рябин, новый день встречает земля. — AqQoyriq_1
The mountain ash is blooming. It's time to sow flax.
ruЦветёт рябина – время сеять лён. — Erviy
deDie Eberesche blüht. Es ist Zeit, Flachs zu säen. — Yorwba
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: mountain ashes| Singular | mountain ash |
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uncountable
Synonyms
10 synonyms- low-growing ash of Texas:Fraxinus texensis
- tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in Australia and tallest hardwood in the world:Eucalyptus regnans
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.