Defn: A liquid hydrocarbon of the terpene series extracted from the seeds of a Japanese prickly ash (Xanthoxylum pipertium) as an aromatic oil.
XANTHOXYLUM Xan*thox"y*lum, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. xanqo`s yellow + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots of which are of a deep yellow color; prickly ash.
Note: The commonest species in the Northern United States is
Xanthoxylum Americanum. See Prickly ash, under Prickly.
XEBEC Xe"bec, n. Etym: [Sp. jabegue, formerly spelt xabeque, or Pg. xabeco; both from Turk. sumbeki a kind of Asiatic ship; cf. Per. sumbuk, Ar. sumb a small ship.] (Naut.)
Defn: A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by corsairs.
XEME
Xeme (zem), n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An Arctic fork-tailed gull (Xema Sabinii).
XENELASIA
Xen`e*la"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)
Defn: A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from residing in Sparta without permission, its object probably being to preserve the national simplicity of manners.