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Define the word Zanthoxylum Clava-Herculis

"Zanthoxylum clava-herculis" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

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]

"Zanthoxylum clava-herculis" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
     n : densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and
         West Indies [syn: Hercules'-club, Hercules'-clubs, Hercules-club]