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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.
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