grapple plant

noun

A South African herb (Uncarina leptocarpa) with woody fruits armed with long hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle.

Meanings

noungrapple plant (plural grapple plants)

plural grapple plants

  1. A South African herb (Uncarina leptocarpa) with woody fruits armed with long hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle.

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