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Definition of fraxinella

fraxinella

/ˌfræk.sɪˈnɛl.ə/
frax · i · nel · la

Plural:fraxinellas
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fraxinella Lexical Profile

fraxinella Game Scores & Validity

• noun

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An aromatic perennial herbaceous flowering plant (Dictamnus albus) in the citrus family Rutaceae, native to warm woodland habitats across southern Europe and Asia, having ash-like pinnate leaves and tall terminal racemes of showy pink, purple, or white five-petaled flowers that exude volatile, flammable essential oils in hot weather.

• Rhymes for fraxinella

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin fraxinella, a diminutive of Latin fraxinus ('ash tree'), in reference to the plant's pinnate leaves that closely resemble those of the common ash.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020

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