What is the Latin word for ash?

The usual Latin words for “ash” are frā̆xinus, frāxineus, sorbus; also ornus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“ash” in Latin

frā̆xinusan ash tree; an ashen spear or javelin frāxineusOf, pertaining to or made from the ash (tree); ashen.sorbussorb; service tree; Sorbus domestica ornusa mountain ash tree, rowan tree; a lance made of the wood of an ash

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

ash

fraxinus.

Of ash, fraxineus.

Mountain-ash, sorbus [sorbus aucuparia, Liv.]: not ornus.

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What is the Latin word for ash?: The usual Latin words for “ash” are frā̆xinus, frāxineus, sorbus; also ornus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.