HyperDic: prickly_ash

English > 2 senses of the expression prickly ash:
NOUNplantprickly ashany of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches
plantprickly ash, Orites excelsaAustralian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers
English > prickly ash: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches.
Member ofZanthoxylum, genus Zanthoxylumdeciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs
NarrowerHercules'-club, Hercules'-clubs, Hercules-club, Zanthoxylum clava-herculisdensely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies
toothache tree, sea ash, Zanthoxylum americanum, Zanthoxylum fraxineumsmall deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
English > prickly ash: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningAustralian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers.
SynonymOrites excelsa
Member ofOrites, genus Oritessmall genus of Australian shrubs or trees
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown

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