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zanthoxylum

British  
/ 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)

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Etymology

Origin of zanthoxylum

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

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