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Arizona ash

Arizona ash

9.5
A small ash tree with many branches that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico
  • noun
  • /ˌærɪˈzoʊnə æʃ/
  • US
translation icon : fresno de Arizona
  • Landscapers often choose Arizona ash for its rapid growth and drought tolerance.

Examples

  • The leaves of the Arizona ash turn yellow before falling in autumn.

  • A mature Arizona ash can provide ample shade in desert gardens.

  • The Arizona ash thrives in dry climates.

  • Many gardeners choose Arizona ashes for their drought resistance.

  • A mature Arizona ash can provide ample shade in desert gardens.

  • Landscapers often choose Arizona ash for its rapid growth and drought tolerance.

  • The leaves of the Arizona ash turn yellow before falling in autumn.

Synonyms

Fraxinus velutina
vsArizona ash
  • Specialized
9.9

A small shrubby ash tree that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico

is the common everyday name used for the same tree

Surface Forms

Arizona ash singular
Arizona ashes plural

Morphology

Arizona + ash

The phrase is a straightforward place-name + noun species label: a B1 learner who knows 'Arizona' and 'ash' can infer it refers to an ash tree associated with Arizona (i.e., a type of ash native to or from Arizona). This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and does not require idiomatic knowledge, so the meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Arizona ash comes from two simple words: Arizona and ash. People named the tree this because a small ash tree grows in Arizona and nearby desert areas, so the name means 'an ash tree from Arizona'.