| xanthoxylum | <botany> A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots of which are of a deep yellow colour; prickly ash. The commonest species in the Northern United States is Xanthoxylum Americanum. See Prickly ash, under Prickly. Origin: NL, from Gr. Xanqos = yellow + xylon wood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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