Xan-thŏx'y-lŭm, n.

(zan-thŏks'-), n. [Gr. ξανθός, yellow, and ξύλον, wood.] (Bot.) A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is of a yellow color; prickly-ash. All parts of the plant, which is sometimes used in medicine, are pungent and aromatic. Gray.