Definitions for zanthoxylum clava-herculis
zan·thoxy·lum cla·va-her·culis

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1. Hercules'-club, Hercules'-clubs, Hercules-club, Zanthoxylum clava-herculisnoun

   densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies

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1. zanthoxylum clava-herculis

   Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, also known as Hercules' club, Southern prickly ash, or pepperwood, is a species of flowering plant in the rue family, Rutaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States. This plant is a deciduous tree or shrub that typically grows to about 30 feet tall and is known for its aromatic, pinnately compound leaves and spiny bark. The tree also produces small greenish-white flowers and clusters of tiny, black fruit. Zanthoxylum clava-herculis has been used in traditional medicine and as a spice due to its peppery taste.

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1. Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

   Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, the Hercules' Club, pepperwood, or Southern prickly ash, is a spiny tree or shrub native to the southeastern United States. It grows to 10–17 m tall and has distinctive spined thick, corky lumps 2–3 cm long on the bark. The leaves are glabrous and leathery, pinnately compound, 20–30 cm long with 7-19 leaflets, each leaflet 4–5 cm long. The flowers are dioecious, in panicles up to 20 cm long, each flower small, 6–8 mm diameter, with 3-5 white petals. The fruit is a two-valved capsule 6 mm diameter with a rough surface, and containing several small black seeds. The tree has also been called Z. macrophyllum. The genus name is sometimes spelled Xanthoxylum. Along with the related Zanthoxylum americanum, it is sometimes called "toothache tree" or "tingle tongue" because of the numbness of the mouth, teeth, and tongue induced by chewing on its leaves or bark. It was used for such medicinal purposes by both Native Americans and early settlers. The tree has a rounded crown and requires plentiful water and sunlight. Its leaves are browsed by deer and its fruit is eaten by birds. The fruit passes through birds, which helps the seeds to germinate. The new trees tend to sprout below the favorite resting places of the birds, along fence rows and the edge of woods. It is known to be host to a number of insect species, including the Giant Swallowtail and the leaf beetle Derospidea brevicollis.

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   The numerical value of zanthoxylum clava-herculis in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of zanthoxylum clava-herculis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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