ash vs flowering ash

flowering ash vs ash

ash and flowering ash both are nouns.

ash is a verb but flowering ash is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ash	Yes	No	Yes	No
flowering ash	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flowering ash is a hyponym of ash; that is, flowering ash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ash:

ash: any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
flowering ash: shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers

Other hyponyms of ash include Fraxinus Americana, white ash, Fraxinus caroliniana, swamp ash, Fraxinus cuspidata, Fraxinus dipetala, common European ash, European ash, Fraxinus excelsior, Fraxinus latifolia, Fraxinus oregona, Oregon ash, basket ash, black ash, brown ash, Fraxinus nigra, hoop ash, Fraxinus ornus, manna ash, downy ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, red ash, blue ash, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Fraxinus texensis, mountain ash, Fraxinus tomentosa, pumpkin ash, Arizona ash, Fraxinus velutina.

ash (noun)	flowering ash (noun)
any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus	southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna
strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats	shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers
the residue that remains when something is burned	shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers

ash (verb)	flowering ash (verb)
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Difference between ash and flowering ash

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