zanthoxylum
/ (zænˈθɒksɪləm) /
noun
any rutaceous shrub or tree of the genus Zanthoxylum, of temperate and subtropical E Asia and North America: includes the prickly ash and the West Indian yellowwood (or satinwood)
Origin of zanthoxylum
1C19: zantho- variant of xantho- + Greek xulon wood
Words Nearby zanthoxylum
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How to use zanthoxylum in a sentence
Of our native plants the prickly ash (zanthoxylum), and the various species of sumach (Rhus), are the best known.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany | Douglas Houghton Campbell
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