hercules-club

Her·cu·les-club

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hur-kyuh-leez kluhb]
- /ˈhɜr kyəˌliz klʌb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hur-kyuh-leez kluhb]
- /ˈhɜr kyəˌliz klʌb/

Definitions of hercules-club word

noun hercules-club Also called Southern prickly ash. a prickly tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, of the rue family, having a medicinal bark and berries. 1
noun hercules-club Also called angelica tree, devil's-walking-stick, prickly ash. a prickly shrub, of the ginseng family, Aralia spinosa, having a medicinal bark and root. 1

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Origin of hercules-club

First appearance:

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1680-90

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Parts of speech for Hercules-club

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hercules-club popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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