prickly ash
noun
Also called Northern prickly ash, toothache tree.
a citrus shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, having aromatic leaves and usually prickly branches.
Origin of prickly ash
An Americanism dating back to 1700–10
Words nearby prickly ash
prickle,
prickle cell,
prickle cell layer,
prickleback,
prickly,
prickly ash,
prickly heat,
prickly pear,
prickly poppy,
prickspur,
pricky
Example sentences from the Web for prickly ash
Some oak woodland on the W. side, but the whole bottom covered with prickly-ash.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume I (of 3) |Elliott Coues
British Dictionary definitions for prickly ash
prickly ash
noun
a North American rutaceous shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, having prickly branches, feathery aromatic leaves, and bark used as a remedy for toothache
Also called: toothache tree