Found 2 items, similar to Zanthoxylum clava-herculis.
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Definition: Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
n : densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and
West Indies [syn:
Hercules'-club,
Hercules'-clubs,
Hercules-club]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Hercules'-club
\Hercules'-club\, Hercules'-club
\Hercules'-club\, Hercules-club
\Hercules-club\prop. n.
1. (Bot.) A densely spiny ornamental tree (
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
) of the rue family, growing in southeast
U. S. and West Indies. [WordNet sense 1]
Note: It belongs to the same genus as one of the trees
(
Zanthoxylum Americanum) called
prickly ash.
Syn: Hercules'-clubs, Hercules-club,
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2. A small, prickly, deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub
(
Aralia spinosa) of eastern U.S.; also called
Angelica tree
and
prickly ash. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: American angelica tree, devil's walking stick,
Aralia spinosa
.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
3. A variety of the common gourd (
Lagenaria vulgaris). Its
fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length.
[1913 Webster]
Hercules'-club
\Hercules'-club\, Hercules'-club
\Hercules'-club\, Hercules-club
\Hercules-club\prop. n.
1. (Bot.) A densely spiny ornamental tree (
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
) of the rue family, growing in southeast
U. S. and West Indies. [WordNet sense 1]
Note: It belongs to the same genus as one of the trees
(
Zanthoxylum Americanum) called
prickly ash.
Syn: Hercules'-clubs, Hercules-club,
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2. A small, prickly, deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub
(
Aralia spinosa) of eastern U.S.; also called
Angelica tree
and
prickly ash. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: American angelica tree, devil's walking stick,
Aralia spinosa
.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
3. A variety of the common gourd (
Lagenaria vulgaris). Its
fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length.
[1913 Webster]