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
C19: zantho- variant of xantho- + Greek xulon wood
Examples of 'zanthoxylum' in a sentence
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Zanthoxylum armatum fruits are used traditionally as a spice in various food preparations.
Fiaz Alam, Qazi Najam us Saqib 2017, 'Evaluation of Zanthoxylum armatum Roxb for in vitro biological activities', Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicinehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411017300111. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)