ash-key

• 名词，指白蜡树（梣树）的翅果，即带有单侧薄翅的干果，靠风力传播种子。

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

1. Winged seed of the ash treeC1formal

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

   白蜡树翅果

   • 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.

   同义词keysamara