Toothache Tree (Noun)
Meaning
Small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Toothache Tree has a distinctive spiny appearance with clusters of small yellowish flowers in the spring.
- Zanthoxylum americanum, commonly known as the Toothache Tree, has historically been used by some to create medicine from its roots.
- Early European settlers discovered that chewing the roots of the Toothache Tree would alleviate dental pain for some time.
- One hiker claims the local application of a tea from the roots and leaves of the Toothache Tree lessened his painful symptoms temporarily.
- On forest tours the experienced guides discuss edible properties, habitat of wild life and practical purposes for wild vegetation including that of the eastern region Toothache Tree.