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devil's club

American

noun

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

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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