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)
Word Origin for zanthoxylum
C19:
zantho- variant of
xantho- + Greek
xulon wood
Words nearby zanthoxylum
Example sentences from the Web for zanthoxylum
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