grapple plant


noun

a procumbent, thorny plant, Harpagophytum procumbens, of southern Africa.
Also called wait-a-bit.

Origin of grapple plant

First recorded in 1815–25

British Dictionary definitions for grapple plant

grapple plant

noun

a herbaceous plant, Harpagophytum procumbens, of southern Africa, whose fruits are covered with large woody barbed hooks: family Pedaliaceae Also called: wait-a-bit