tearthumb

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English

Photograph of a plant.
Polygonum arifolium (Halberdleaf tearthumb)
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Etymology

From tear +‎ thumb.

Noun

tearthumb (plural tearthumbs)

  1. Any of a group of annual vining plants within the genus Polygonum, with small sharp spines covering the stems.

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