wait-a-bit

wait-a-bit

(wāt′ə-bĭt′)

n.

Any of several plants having sharp, often hooked thorns that can become caught in clothing, such as a thorny African acacia or a catbrier. Also called wait-a-minute.

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[Translation of Afrikaans wag-'n-bietjie.]

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wait-a-bit

n

(Plants) any of various plants having sharp hooked thorns or similar appendages, esp the greenbrier and the grapple plant

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