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Hercules-club
[ hur-kyuh-leez-kluhb ]
noun
- Also called South·ern prick·ly ash [suhth, -ern , prik, -lee , 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, Aralia spinosa, of the ginseng family, having a medicinal bark and root.
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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Origin of Hercules-club1
First recorded in 1680–90
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