Meanings
wait-a-bit1
nounwait-a-bit (plural wait-a-bits)
plural wait-a-bits
- Any of certain plants with sharp hooked thorns found in southern and eastern Africa.
- South AfricaSenegalia brevispica (wait-a-bit acacia)
- South AfricaBiancaea decapetala (syn. Caesalpinia decapetala, Mauritius thorn, Mysore thorn)
- Ziziphus mucronata (buffalo thorn, Cape thorn)
- The grapple plant (Uncarina leptocarpa).
- Asparagus spp. of South Africa (Asparagus capensis, Asparagus suaveolens, Asparagus burchellii, Asparagus mariae, Asparagus flavicaulis, Asparagus spinescens)
wait-a-bit2
nounwait-a-bit (plural wait-a-bits)
plural wait-a-bits
- Certain thorny shrubs and trees of North America:
- The common prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum).
- The greenbrier (Smilax spp., esp. Smilax rotundifolia).
- Any of various species of hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli, etc.).
- Mimosa aculeaticarpa (catclaw mimosa, wait-a-minute bush), of southwestern US and northern Mexico.
- Senegalia greggii (catclaw acacia), of southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
wait-a-bit · noun
- Afrikaanswag-'n-bietjie
- Englishwait-a-bit
From Afrikaans wag-'n-bietjie.
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APA
wait-a-bit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wait-a-bit
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“wait-a-bit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wait-a-bit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wait-a-bit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wait-a-bit.
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