Meaning Of The Word Prickly ash

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prickly ash in American English
either of two North American shrubs or trees (genus Zanthoxylum) of the rue family, with pinnately compound leaves having paired spines at the base
noun: a citrus shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, having aromatic leaves and usually prickly branches

prickly ash in British English
noun: a North American rutaceous shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, having prickly branches, feathery aromatic leaves, and bark used as a remedy for toothache

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