prickly+shrub

  • 41Gooseberries — Gooseberry Goose ber*ry, n.; pl. {Gooseberries}, [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F. groseille, of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere, kr[ a]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie (as if crossberry, fr.… …

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  • 42Gooseberry — Goose ber*ry, n.; pl. {Gooseberries}, [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F. groseille, of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere, kr[ a]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie (as if crossberry, fr. kruis cross;… …

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  • 43Gooseberry fool — Gooseberry Goose ber*ry, n.; pl. {Gooseberries}, [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F. groseille, of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere, kr[ a]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie (as if crossberry, fr.… …

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  • 44Gooseberry worm — Gooseberry Goose ber*ry, n.; pl. {Gooseberries}, [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F. groseille, of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere, kr[ a]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie (as if crossberry, fr.… …

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  • 45Pereskia aculeata — Gooseberry Goose ber*ry, n.; pl. {Gooseberries}, [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F. groseille, of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere, kr[ a]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie (as if crossberry, fr.… …

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  • 46Ribes Grossularia — Gooseberry Goose ber*ry, n.; pl. {Gooseberries}, [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F. groseille, of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere, kr[ a]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie (as if crossberry, fr.… …

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  • 47bramble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. brier, nettle. See sharpness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blackberry, raspberry, brier, thorn, prickle, bur, gorse, furze, thistle sage, nettle, stinging nettle, prickly shrub, thistle, cleavers, shrub,… …

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  • 48bramble — noun Etymology: Middle English brembel, from Old English brēmel; akin to Old English brōm broom Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Rubus) of usually prickly shrubs of the rose family including the raspberries and blackberries; also the… …

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  • 49Hercules-club — Her′cules club n. 1) pln a prickly tree, Zanthoxylum clava herculis, of the rue family, having a medicinal bark and berries 2) pln Also called angelica tree,devil s walking stick a prickly shrub, Aralia spinosa of the ginseng family, having a… …

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  • 50Hercules' club — /hɜkjəliz ˈklʌb/ (say herkyuhleez klub) noun 1. a prickly tree of North America, Zanthoxylum clava herculis, with a medicinal bark and berries. 2. a prickly shrub of North America, Aralia spinosa, with medicinal bark and root …