devil's walking stick

noun

Aralia spinosa, a woody plant native to eastern North America.

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Alaskan ginsengdevil's clubAmerican angelica treeHercules'-clubAralia spinosa
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Meanings

noundevil's walking stick (plural devil's walking sticks)

plural devil's walking sticks

  1. Aralia spinosa, a woody plant native to eastern North America.
  2. Oplopanax horridus, a large understory shrub with large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in irritating spines.

    Synonyms: Alaskan ginseng, devil's club

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOplopanax horridus, a large understory shrub with large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in irritating spines.

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Alaskan ginsengdevil's club

More synonyms by meaning

nounsmall deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States

Similar
American angelica treeHercules'-clubAralia spinosa
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
devil's club

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish lännenaralia
  • lännenaraliaAralia spinosa
Polish aralia kolczasta
  • aralia kolczastaAralia spinosa
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devil's walking stick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20walking%20stick

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“devil's walking stick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20walking%20stick. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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