swamp ash

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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one of several ash trees, especially Fraxinus nigra, the black ash.

Quotations

1801

The greatest proportion is shaded with large trees, such as the liard, the swamp-ash, and the willow.

1861

The swamp Ash . . . is prized by the Indians, by whom its wood is used in making baskets, &c.

1956

Black ash [is also called] Swamp ash. . . .