zanthoxylum

/ zænˈθɒksɪləm /

noun

1. 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of zanthoxylum¹

C19: zantho- variant of xantho- + Greek xulon wood

Example Sentences

Of our native plants the prickly ash (Zanthoxylum), and the various species of sumach (Rhus), are the best known.

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