/herr"kyeuh leez klub'/ , n.
1. a prickly tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, of the rue family, having a medicinal bark and berries.
2. Also called angelica tree, devil's-walking-stick . a prickly shrub, of the ginseng family, Aralia spinosa, having a medicinal bark and root. Also called prickly ash .
[ 1680-90 ]