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toothache tree

tooth·ache tree (plural tooth·ache trees)


noun 
Definition:
 
N American ash tree: a tree with prickly branches whose fragrant bark was formerly chewed to cure toothache. Native to: North America.  Latin name Zanthoxylum americanum, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis.
See also  prickly ash


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