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prickly ash

prick·ly ash
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prik-lee ash]
    • /ˈprɪk li æʃ/
    • /ˈprɪk.l̩.i æʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prik-lee ash]
    • /ˈprɪk li æʃ/

Definitions of prickly ash words

  • noun prickly ash Also called Northern prickly ash, toothache tree. a citrus shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, having aromatic leaves and usually prickly branches. 1
  • noun prickly ash Hercules-club (def 2). 1
  • noun prickly ash a North American rutaceous shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, having prickly branches, feathery aromatic leaves, and bark used as a remedy for toothache 0
  • noun prickly ash either of two North American shrubs or trees (genus Zanthoxylum) of the rue family, with pinnately compound leaves having paired spines at the base 0

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Origin of prickly ash

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Prickly ash

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

prickly ash popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

prickly ash usage trend in Literature

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