ash-key

A noun referring to the winged seed or samara of the ash tree, which is dispersed by the wind.

• 🇩🇪Geflügelte Frucht oder Samara der Esche, die durch den Wind verbreitet wird.

1. Winged seed of the ash tree C1 formal

   A small, winged fruit that contains the seed of an ash tree, designed to be dispersed by the wind.

   • In autumn, ash-keys spiral down from the trees like tiny helicopters.
   • Children often collect ash-keys and toss them into the air to watch them spin.
   • The ground was covered with ash-keys after the storm.

   🇩🇪Flügelfrucht der Esche

   Synonyme: keysamara

• ash-keys plural form
• ash-keys' possessive plural form
• ash-key's possessive singular form