n. 1. (Gr. Myth.) A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or “labors.” [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Astron.) A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hercules' beetle (Zool.), any species of Dynastes, an American genus of very large lamellicorn beetles, esp. Dynastes hercules of South America, which grows to a length of six inches. -- Hercules powder, an explosive containing nitroglycerin; -- used for blasting. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. 1. (Bot.) A densely spiny ornamental tree (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis) of the rue family, growing in southeast U. S. and West Indies. [ wns=1 ] It belongs to the same genus as one of the trees (Zanthoxylum Americanum) called prickly ash. Syn. -- Hercules'-clubs, Hercules-club, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]
2. A small, prickly, deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub (Aralia spinosa) of eastern U.S.; also called Angelica tree and prickly ash. [ wns=2 ] Syn. -- American angelica tree, devil's walking stick, Aralia spinosa. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]
3. A variety of the common gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris). Its fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length. [ 1913 Webster ]
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