toothache tree

n. An aromatic, spiny North American shrub or tree (Zanthoxylum americanum) whose dried bark has medicinal uses.

toothache tree

n (Plants) another name for prickly ash

Thesaurus

Noun

toothache tree - small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North Americasea ash, Zanthoxylum americanum, Zanthoxylum fraxineumgenus Zanthoxylum, Zanthoxylum - deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ashprickly ash - any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches

toothache tree

toothache tree:

see prickly ashprickly ash,
name for two deciduous shrubs or small trees (Zanthoxylum americanum and Z. clava-herculis) of the family Rutaceae (rue family). They are native to E North America and have prickly twigs and foliage similar to that of the unrelated ash tree.
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toothache tree

n. An aromatic, spiny North American shrub or tree (Zanthoxylum americanum) whose dried bark has medicinal uses.

Northern prickly ash

Herbal medicine
A deciduous shrub that contains alkaloids, coumarins, resins, tannins and volatile oil. Prickly ash bark and berries have a long tradition among herbalists; they are regarded as carminative, diuretic and vasodilatory, and have been used for toothaches, rheumatic pain, and may protect against cancer.

toothache tree

noun

Synonyms for toothache tree

noun small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers

Synonyms

sea ash
Zanthoxylum americanum
Zanthoxylum fraxineum

Related Words

genus Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
prickly ash

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