Hercules-club
[ hur-kyuh-leez-kluhb ]
/ ˈhɜr kyə lizˌklʌb /
noun
Also called Southern prickly ash . a prickly tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, of the rue family, having a medicinal bark and berries.
Also called angelica tree, devil's-walking-stick, prickly ash. a prickly shrub, of the ginseng family, Aralia spinosa, having a medicinal bark and root.
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Origin of Hercules-club
First recorded in 1680–90
Words nearby Hercules-club
Herceptin, Herculaneum, herculean, Hercules, Hercules beetle, Hercules-club, Hercynian, hercynite, herd, herd-book, herder
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British Dictionary definitions for Hercules-club
Hercules'-club
noun
a prickly North American araliaceous shrub, Aralia spinosa, with medicinal bark and leaves
a prickly North American rutaceous tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, with medicinal bark and berries
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