XANTHOUS, zan'thus, _adj._ yellow. [Gr. _xanthos_, yellow.]

XANTHOXYLUM, zan-thok'si-lum, _n._ a genus of the _Rutaceæ_, comprising

over one hundred species, of which many are found in Brazil and the West

Indies--the Prickly Ash or Toothache-tree. [Formed from Gr. _xanthos_,

yellow, _xylon_, wood.]

XANTHURA, zan-th[=u]'ra, _n._ a genus of American jays, with yellow tail.

[Gr. _xanthos_, yellow, _oura_, tail.]

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