Hercules-club

[ hur-kyuh-leez-kluhb ]

/ ˈhɜr kyə lizˌklʌb /

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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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How to use Hercules-club in a sentence

A running joke inside the tribe is that the group is like that club with a hundred people waiting outside to get in.
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To my own surprise, last year I started a book club, which includes writers, editors and an agent.
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So in America, “Havana Club” is made by Bacardi in Puerto Rico and can be found in five states.
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It all has to do with a Cuban rum called Havana Club, which was first manufactured in the 19th century.
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Julianne Moore and John Lithgow dance in a half empty club to weird ringtone muzak.
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It was Wednesday night; over forty men sat down to the house-dinner at the Pandemonium Club.
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In most club card-rooms smoking is not permitted, but at the Pandemonium it is the fashion to smoke everywhere.
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But he forgot the stagnant town, the bald-headed man at the club window, the organ and "The Manola."
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He kisses the top of her head lightly and goes round to the club fender, where he sits with his back to the fireplace.
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He won't let her belong to a club—clubs are all very well for other women, but his wife is not as other women.
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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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