white ash vs ash

ash vs white ash

white ash and ash both are nouns.

white ash is not a verb while ash is a verb.

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

As nouns, ash is a hypernym of white ash; that is, ash is a word with a broader meaning than white ash:

white ash: spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood
ash: any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus

Other hypernyms of white ash include ash tree.

white ash (noun)	ash (noun)
spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood	any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips	strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
	the residue that remains when something is burned

white ash (verb)	ash (verb)
	convert into ashes

Difference between white ash and ash

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