Aralia spinosa n 1: small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States [syn: {American angelica tree}, {devil's walking stick}, {Hercules'-club}, {Aralia spinosa}]
Toothache \Tooth"ache`\, n. (Med.) Pain in a tooth or in the teeth; odontalgia. [1913 Webster] {Toothache grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Ctenium Americanum}) having a very pungent taste. {Toothache tree}. (Bot.) (a) The prickly ash. (b) A shrub of the genus {Aralia} ({Aralia spinosa}). [1913 Webster]
Angelica \An*gel"i*ca\, n. [NL. See {Angelic}.] (Bot.) 1. An aromatic umbelliferous plant ({Archangelica officinalis} or {Angelica archangelica}) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic. [1913 Webster] 2. The candied leaf stalks of angelica. [1913 Webster] {Angelica tree}, a thorny North American shrub ({Aralia spinosa}), called also {Hercules' club}. [1913 Webster]
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]