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mountain ash

mountain ash

7.7
A very tall Australian tree with strong wood often used for furniture and building
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : eucalipto de montaña
  • The mountain ash stands majestically in the forests of southeastern Australia.

Examples

  • Some furniture is made from the strong timber of the mountain ash tree.

  • The mountain ash can grow up to 100 meters tall.

  • Scientists climbed a 99-meter mountain ash to collect samples for their research.

  • Many mountain ashes thrive in the cool, moist climates of Australia.

  • The mountain ash is known for being the tallest hardwood tree in the world, reaching heights of over 100 meters.

  • Forests filled with towering mountain ash trees provide a unique habitat for many Australian wildlife species.

  • Carpenter used the durable wood of the mountain ash to craft elegant furniture that lasts for decades.

Synonyms

Eucalyptus regnans
vsmountain ash
  • Australian
9.2

A very tall tree from southeast Australia that can grow taller than any other flowering plant or hardwood

is common name for the same species and notes its wood resembles alpine ash

Surface Forms

mountain ash singular
mountain ashes plural

Morphology

mountain + ash

The compound 'mountain ash' is compositionally built from 'mountain' + 'ash' and will be interpreted by a B1 learner as a type of ash tree associated with mountains or mountainous areas. Although there is a technical botanical nuance (it refers to a eucalyptus species rather than a true Fraxinus), the general meaning 'a tree (an ash) linked with mountains' is directly derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Mountain ash also names a very tall Australian eucalyptus tree. People used mountain because it grows in high forests and ash because its wood looked like ash wood, so the name points to a mountain-growing tree with ash-like timber.