escambron
noun
es·cam·bron
\¦eˌskäm¦brȯn\
Definition of escambron
-s
: any of several tropical American thorny shrubs or trees: such 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
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Origin and Etymology of escambron
American Spanish escambrón, from obsolete Spanish, hawthorn, buckthorn, perhaps modification of Latin crabron-, crabro hornet
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