Hercules'club

Hercules'club
Her·cu·les' club (hûrʹkyə-lēz) n.
1. A tree or shrub (Aralia spinosa) of the southeast United States, having prickly, bipinnately compound leaves and large clusters of small white flowers. Also called angelica tree, devil's walking stick, prickly ash.
2. A spiny shrub or tree (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis) of the central and southeast United States, having terminal panicles of small greenish-yellow flowers and pinnately compound leaves. Also called pepperwood, Southern prickly ash.
  [After the spiny club of Hercules.]

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  • Hercules'-club — Hercules club, Hercules club Hercules club, Hercules club Hercules clubprop. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hercules'-club — Hercules club, Hercules club Hercules club, Hercules club Hercules clubprop. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hercules-club — Hercules club, Hercules club Hercules club, Hercules club Hercules clubprop. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hercules' Club — may refer to: *Hercules Club (amulet), a Roman and Migration era artefact type.Plants * Aralia spinosa (also called angelica tree , devil s walking stick , prickly ash ) * Zanthoxylum clava herculis (also called pepperwood , Southern prickly ash… …   Wikipedia

  • Hercules'-club — ☆ Hercules club [hʉr′kyə lēz΄klub΄ ] n. 〚in allusion to the club borne by Hercules〛 1. a small, very spiny tree (Aralia spinosa) of the ginseng family, with clusters of small, white flowers, found in the E U.S.; devil s walking stick 2. a spiny… …   Universalium

  • Hercules'-club — ☆ Hercules club [hʉr′kyə lēz΄klub΄ ] n. [in allusion to the club borne by Hercules] 1. a small, very spiny tree (Aralia spinosa) of the ginseng family, with clusters of small, white flowers, found in the E U.S.; devil s walking stick 2. a spiny… …   English World dictionary

  • Hercules' club — noun 1. A stick of great size and weight 2. A West Indian tree (genus Xanthoxylum) 3. A kind of gourd 4. A species of Aralia • • • Main Entry: ↑Herculean …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hercules'-club — noun 1. densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies • Syn: ↑Hercules clubs, ↑Hercules club, ↑Zanthoxylum clava herculis • Hypernyms: ↑prickly ash • Member Holonyms: ↑Zanthoxylum, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hercules-club — noun densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies • Syn: ↑Hercules club, ↑Hercules clubs, ↑Zanthoxylum clava herculis • Hypernyms: ↑prickly ash • Member Holonyms: ↑Zanthoxylum, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hercules' club — Angelica An*gel i*ca, n. [NL. See {Angelic}.] (Bot.) 1. An aromatic umbelliferous plant ({Archangelica officinalis} or {Angelica archangelica}) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hercules'-club — dygioji aralija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aralijinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Aralia spinosa), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Aralia spinosa angl. American angelica tree; devil s walking stick; Hercules club; …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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