ASEPTIC, a-sep'tik, _adj._ not liable to decay or putrefaction.--_n._
ASEP'TICISM. [From Gr. _a_, neg., _s[=e]ptos_, _s[=e]pomai_, to decay.]
ASEXUAL, a-seks'[=u]-al, _adj._ without sex, once applied to
cryptogams--agamic. [Gr. _a_, neg., and SEXUAL.]
ASGARD, as'gärd, _n._ the heaven of Norse mythology, abode of the twelve
gods and twenty-six goddesses, and of heroes slain in battle. [Ice.
_asgardhr_, _[=a]ss_, a god, _gardhr_, an enclosure.]
ASH, ash, _n._ a well-known timber tree, or its wood, which is white,
tough, and hard, much used in carpentry and wheel-work: the ashen shaft of
a spear, or a spear itself.--_adj._ ASH'EN.--_n._ GROUND'-ASH, or
ASH'-PLANT, an ash sapling.--MOUNTAIN ASH, the rowan-tree; QUAKING ASH, the
aspen. [A.S. _æsc_--Ger. _esche_, Ice. _askr_.]