devil's club

American  

noun

1. a spiny shrub, Oplopanax horridus, of northwestern North America, having broad palmate leaves, greenish flowers, and clusters of bright red berries.

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Etymology

Origin of devil's club

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

Over the summer of 2020, he attempted the entirety of the roughly 150-mile historic Iditarod trail’s southern trek, which includes miles of bushwhacking through dense alder and head-high devil’s club, a plant he describes as what grows if “a porcupine had a child with celery and grew as fast as zucchini and as tall as trees.”

From Washington Post

Devil’s club, huckleberry and ferns crowd into sunlit open patches and wet seeps.

From Seattle Times

The devil’s club she dries for tea, and for medicine.

From Washington Post

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

And another advantage of staying in walkable Juneau: You’ll be able to enjoy its craft beer scene at Devil’s Club Brewing Co.,

From Washington Post