|eˌskäm|brȯn noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish escambrón, from obsolete Spanish, hawthorn, buckthorn, perhaps modification of Latin crabron-, crabro hornet — more at hornet
: any of several tropical American thorny shrubs or trees: as
a. : cockspur 2b
b. Puerto Rico : a shrubby vine ( Drepanocarpus lunatus ) of the family Leguminosae with hooked prickles and showy purple flowers
c. : cat's-claw