also: からすざんしょう
ailanthus-like prickly ash; Zanthoxylum ailanthoides
A deciduous tree in the citrus family, native to East Asia. Its Japanese name literally means 'crow pepper-tree'.
The ailanthus-like prickly ash is a deciduous tree that grows in mountainous areas.
The leaves of the ailanthus-like prickly ash have a distinctive fragrance.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant is almost always written in kana.
Compound of カラス (crow) and ザンショウ (prickly ash), likely from the dark color of the fruit or bark, or because it is considered a less useful relative of the true サンショウ.