escambron

noun

es·​cam·​bron

¦eˌskäm¦brȯn

plural -s

: any of several tropical American thorny shrubs or trees: such as

a

: cockspur sense 2b

b

Puerto Rico : a shrubby vine (Drepanocarpus lunatus) of the family Leguminosae with hooked prickles and showy purple flowers

c

: cat's-claw

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish escambrón, from obsolete Spanish, hawthorn, buckthorn, perhaps modification of Latin crabron-, crabro hornet

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