English
ash
Scientific Name
Fraxinus pensylvanica
Arapaho
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