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Her·cu·les'-club | \ ˈhər-kyə-ˌlēz-ˌkləb 
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\Definition of Hercules'-club
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
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