Meanings
nountoothache tree (plural toothache trees)
plural toothache trees
- The tree Aralia spinosa.
- The tree Zanthoxylum clava-herculis.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America
Similar
sea ashZanthoxylum americanumZanthoxylum fraxineum
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
toothache tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothache%20tree
MLA
“toothache tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothache%20tree. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toothache tree,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothache%20tree.
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