Zanthoxylum

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Translingual

Zanthoxylum capense

Etymology

New Latin phonetic respelling of Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, yellow) + ξύλον (xúlon, wood)

Proper noun

Zanthoxylum n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – trees and shrubs including prickly ash and Hercules' club, yellowwood, Sichuan pepper.

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