| 释义 |
es·cam·bron
\|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 |