Category:Xanthoxylum

Xan*thox"y*lum, n. Etym: [nl., from gr. xanqo`s yellow + xy`lon Wood.] (bot.)

Defn: a genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots of Which are of a deep yellow color; prickly ash.

Note: the commonest species in the northern united states is Xanthoxylum americanum. See prickly ash, under prickly.