fraxinella

frax·i·nel·la

F0302500 (frăk′sə-nĕl′ə)n. See gas plant.

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[New Latin, diminutive of Latin fraxinus, ash tree; see bherəg- in Indo-European roots.]

fraxinella

(ˌfræksɪˈnɛlə) n (Plants) another name for gas plant[C17: from New Latin: a little ash tree, from Latin frāxinus ash]

gas′ plant`

n. a plant, Dictamnus albus, of the rue family, native to Eurasia, having clusters of flowers and strong-smelling foliage that emits a flammable vapor. Also called fraxinella , dittany.

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fraxinella - Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weatherDictamnus alba, dittany, gas plant, burning bushherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests