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Hercules-club

American  
[hur-kyuh-leez-kluhb] / ˈhɜr kyə lizˌklʌb /

noun

  1. Also called Southern prickly ash.  a prickly tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, of the rue family, having a medicinal bark and berries.

  2. Also called angelica tree, devil's-walking-stick, prickly ash.  a prickly shrub, Aralia spinosa, of the ginseng family, having a medicinal bark and root.

Hercules'-club British  

noun

  1. a prickly North American araliaceous shrub, Aralia spinosa, with medicinal bark and leaves

  2. a prickly North American rutaceous tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, with medicinal bark and berries

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Etymology

Origin of Hercules-club

First recorded in 1680–90

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