ash vs mountain ash

mountain ash vs ash

ash and mountain ash both are nouns.

ash is a verb but mountain ash is not a verb.

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

As nouns, mountain ash is a hyponym of ash; that is, mountain 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
mountain ash: low-growing ash of Texas

Other hyponyms of ash include Fraxinus Americana, white ash, Fraxinus caroliniana, swamp ash, flowering ash, Fraxinus cuspidata, flowering ash, 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, flowering ash, Fraxinus ornus, manna ash, downy ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, red ash, blue ash, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Fraxinus texensis, Fraxinus tomentosa, pumpkin ash, Arizona ash, Fraxinus velutina.

ash (noun)	mountain ash (noun)
any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus	any of various trees of the genus Sorbus
strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats	low-growing ash of Texas
the residue that remains when something is burned	tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in Australia and tallest hardwood in the world

ash (verb)	mountain ash (verb)
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Difference between ash and mountain ash

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