| 释义 |
hercules'-club
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun
(plural hercules'-clubs)
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : any of several prickly shrubs or trees:
a. : an ornamental tree (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis) of the southeastern United States and the West Indies
b. : either of two shrubs of the Bahamas (Zanthoxylum coreaceum or Caesalpinia bahamensis)
2. : a gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris) with fruit sometimes exceeding five feet in length
3. : a small prickly tree (Aralia spinosa) of eastern U.S. — called also angelica tree, devil's-walking-stick |