| Szechuan pepper or Szechwan pepper n. A Chinese tree or shrub (Zanthoxylum simulans) having aromatic bark, pinnately compound leaves, and spicy, two-valved, reddish, dry fruits. |
| Main Entry: | Szechuan pepper |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the mildly hot dried berry of a prickly ash tree; also written Szechwan pepper, Sichuan pepper, Sichwan pepper; also called [Szechuan peppercorn], anise pepper, Chinese pepper, fagara, flower pepper, sansho |
| Usage: | cooking |