Hercules-club
noun
a prickly tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, of the rue family, having a medicinal bark and berries.
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Hercules'-clubnouna prickly North American araliaceous shrub, Aralia spinosa, with medicinal bark and leaves
Hercules-club
American
[hur-kyuh-leez-kluhb]
/ ˈhɜr kjə lizˌklʌb /
noun
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Also called Southern prickly ash. a prickly tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, of the rue family, having a medicinal bark and berries.
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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
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a prickly North American araliaceous shrub, Aralia spinosa, with medicinal bark and leaves
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a prickly North American rutaceous tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, with medicinal bark and berries
Etymology
Origin of Hercules-club
First recorded in 1680–90
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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