prickly ash

  • 1Prickly ash — Ash Ash ([a^]sh), n. [OE. asch, esh, AS. [ae]sc; akin to OHG. asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as… …

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  • 2Prickly ash — (Bot.), 1. A prickly shrub ({Xanthoxylum Americanum}) with yellowish flowers appearing with the leaves; also called {toothache tree}. All parts of the plant are pungent and aromatic. The southern species is {Xanthoxylum Carolinianum}. Gray. [1913 …

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  • 3Prickly ash — may refer to: * Aralia spinosa * Zanthoxylum …

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  • 4prickly ash — ☆ prickly ash n. either of two North American shrubs or trees (genus Zanthoxylum) of the rue family, with pinnately compound leaves having paired spines at the base …

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  • 5prickly ash — noun 1. any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑toothache tree, ↑sea ash, ↑Zanthoxylum americanum, ↑Zanthoxylum fraxineum, ↑Hercules club, ↑ …

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  • 6prickly ash — Hercules club Hercules club, Hercules club Hercules club, Hercules club Hercules clubprop. n. 1. (Bot.) A densely spiny ornamental tree ({Zanthoxylum clava herculis}) of the rue family, growing in southeast U. S. and West Indies. [WordNet sense… …

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  • 7prickly-ash — amerikinė uosrūtė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Rūtinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Zanthoxylum americanum), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot. Zanthoxylum… …

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  • 8prickly-ash — dygioji aralija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aralijinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Aralia spinosa), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Aralia spinosa angl. American angelica tree; devil s walking stick; Hercules club; …

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  • 9prickly ash — prick′ly ash′ n. pln a prickly shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, of the citrus family, having aromatic leaves • Etymology: 1700–10, amer …

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  • 10prickly ash — noun Date: 1709 a prickly aromatic North American shrub or small tree (Zanthoxylum americanum) of the rue family with yellowish flowers …

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