escambron

noun
es·​cam·​bron | \ ¦eˌskäm¦brȯn\
plural -s

Definition of escambron

: any of several tropical American thorny shrubs or trees: such as
b Puerto Rico : a shrubby vine (Drepanocarpus lunatus) of the family Leguminosae with hooked prickles and showy purple flowers

History and Etymology for escambron

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

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