Pronunciation: ' h ə r-ky ə - ˌ l ē z- ˌ kl ə b
Function: noun
Date: 1847
1 : a small prickly eastern U.S. tree ( Aralia spinosa ) of the ginseng family with large compound leaves ― called also angelica tree
2 : a small prickly southern U.S. tree ( Zanthoxylum clava-herculis ) of the rue family