devil's club
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of devil's club
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Hiking through the Wishbone area last summer, advocates noted cedar, hemlock, maple, cottonwood and alder trees, as well as huckleberries, gooseberries and devil’s club plants.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024
It’s mostly fir trees, but Oliver also pointed out cedar, hemlock, maple, cottonwood and alder trees of varying heights as he bushwhacked through Wednesday, plus huckleberries, gooseberries and devil’s club plants.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2023
She dodged devil’s club — coveted for food and medicinal purposes, whose stem is loaded with prickly spikes that can embed in the skin — and clambered over mossy logs.
From Washington Post
The devil’s club she dries for tea, and for medicine.
From Washington Post
Slopes rose precipitously from the water’s edge, bearded in a gloom of hemlock and cedar and devil’s club.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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