English

ash


Scientific Name

Fraxinus pensylvanica

Arapaho

ho’esciibiis?

Ash and the Arapaho

The above word is given for ‘ash’ in an old word list published by Henry Schoolcraft in the 1800's. The transcription is undertain, though the last element of the word is clearly -biis meaning 'bush' or 'shrub'. The word is not recognized today.


A young Green Ash tree