zanthoxylum

n. type of tree, type of shrub

Zanthoxylum (from the Greek ξανθὸν ξύλον, "yellow wood") is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae, native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. Common names include prickly-ash and hercules' club.The fruit of several species are used to make the spice Sichuan Pepper.
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Noun
1. deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash
(synonym) genus Zanthoxylum
(hypernym) rosid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Rutaceae, family Rutaceae, rue family
(member-meronym) prickly ash

n. zanthoxylum, type of tree, type of shrub