Xanthoxylum Americanum

Xanthoxylum Americanum
Xanthoxylum Xan*thox"y*lum, n. [NL., from Gr. xanqo`s yellow + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.) A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots of which are of a deep yellow color; prickly ash. [1913 Webster]

Note: The commonest species in the Northern United States is {Xanthoxylum Americanum}. See {Prickly ash}, under {Prickly}. [1913 Webster]


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