white ash
noun
: a North American ash (Fraxinus americana) having compound leaves with a pale green or silvery-white underside
also
: its hard brownish wood
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At least what appears to be snow, or a lot of white ash.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2023
Preheat grill to medium-high (400 degrees, see cooking tip) allowing coals to burn down to white ash.
—Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
The best woods include osage, Oregon yew, white ash, Southern red cedar, black walnut, black locust, apple, and mulberry.
—Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
Those returning home should check for embers in their attic, avoid white ash or smoldering holes in the ground and immediately report gas problems or damaged equipment.
—Michael Williams, SFChronicle.com, 27 Aug. 2020
Some ovens come with a self-cleaning function, which cranks the temperature up to a high heat (upwards of 800°F) for 3–5 hours, incinerating all the grease splatters and rogue crumbs to a neat pile of white ash.
—Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2023
Balaei said the ash that's been falling since the Glass Fire started on Sunday has mostly been burnt leaves and white ash.
—Justin Lear and Hollie Silverman, CNN, 29 Sep. 2020
Ash is falling around the entire region and the BBC has some startling images of buildings on the volcano covered in thick white ash.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2014
The highly radioactive debris condensed and began raining down as white ash over 2,800 square miles of the Pacific Ocean a few hours later.
—Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2021
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2023
Preheat grill to medium-high (400 degrees, see cooking tip) allowing coals to burn down to white ash.
—Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
The best woods include osage, Oregon yew, white ash, Southern red cedar, black walnut, black locust, apple, and mulberry.
—Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
Those returning home should check for embers in their attic, avoid white ash or smoldering holes in the ground and immediately report gas problems or damaged equipment.
—Michael Williams, SFChronicle.com, 27 Aug. 2020
Some ovens come with a self-cleaning function, which cranks the temperature up to a high heat (upwards of 800°F) for 3–5 hours, incinerating all the grease splatters and rogue crumbs to a neat pile of white ash.
—Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2023
Balaei said the ash that's been falling since the Glass Fire started on Sunday has mostly been burnt leaves and white ash.
—Justin Lear and Hollie Silverman, CNN, 29 Sep. 2020
Ash is falling around the entire region and the BBC has some startling images of buildings on the volcano covered in thick white ash.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2014
The highly radioactive debris condensed and began raining down as white ash over 2,800 square miles of the Pacific Ocean a few hours later.
—Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2021
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