three-cornered jack
Noun
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Noun
three-cornered jack (plural three-cornered jacks)
- (Australia) The weed Emex australis.
- 1901, South Australian Department of Agriculture, South Australian Department of Industry, Journal of Agriculture and Industry of South Australia, Volume 4, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=HMtGAAAAYAAJ&q=%22three-cornered+jack%22|%22three-cornered+jacks%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22three-cornered+jack%22|%22three-cornered+jacks%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=MxHTV8r4so&sig=BZdt9Ldav_adF7CEGcyE170zoCw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gpWCUIq2Bcm4iAeLgoGgDw&redir_esc=y page 385],
- The “Three-cornered jack/Devils thorn” (Emex australis) is believed to be poisonous to them, as many dead locusts are found near to each plant.
- 1901, South Australian Department of Agriculture, South Australian Department of Industry, Journal of Agriculture and Industry of South Australia, Volume 4, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=HMtGAAAAYAAJ&q=%22three-cornered+jack%22|%22three-cornered+jacks%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22three-cornered+jack%22|%22three-cornered+jacks%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=MxHTV8r4so&sig=BZdt9Ldav_adF7CEGcyE170zoCw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gpWCUIq2Bcm4iAeLgoGgDw&redir_esc=y page 385],
- A seed vessel of this plant, which has three symmetrically arranged thorns and a pointed head.
- (Emex australis) spiny emex
- (thorny seed of Emex australis) bindi, bindi-eye, bindii, cathead, cat's head, doublegee
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