ash tree
nounEtymology See ash, etymology 2.
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A tree of the genus Fraxinus, with compound leaves and a tough, flexible wood.
- Why the beetles alter their activity patterns only when they feed on the introduced ash tree remains an open question. The beetles on F. griffithii continue to feed after sunrise, possibly because their food requirement is not met.2021 September 23, Ryo Shibata, Wataru Kojima, “An introduced host plant alters circadian activity patterns of a rhinoceros beetle”, in Ecology, volume 102, number 9, Columbus: ESA, →DOI, page 2, column 1: