wait-a-bit

ˈweɪtə bɪt

Definition

Definition of wait-a-bit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

botany

Rare

thorny plant that catches on clothes and skin

Rare

The hiker's clothes were snagged by the wait-a-bit as he passed through the bush.

North American plants

TECH.

thorny shrubs and trees in North America

TECH.

The wait-a-bit bush grows in the southwestern US.

bramble

African plants

TECH.

plants with sharp hooked thorns in Africa

TECH.

The wait-a-bit acacia is common in South Africa.

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thorny plant that catches on clothes and skin

Origin of wait-a-bit

English, wait (pause) + a + bit (short time)

Examples of wait-a-bit in a sentence

She carefully avoided the wait-a-bit while hiking.
The wait-a-bit tree is common in arid regions.
Farmers often clear wait-a-bit plants from fields.
Farmers often encounter wait-a-bit plants in the fields.
Hikers should be cautious of wait-a-bit thorns.

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French:plante épineuse, buisson épineux, ...
German:Dornpflanze, Dornstrauch, ...
Italian:rovo, cespuglio spinoso, ...
Spanish:espina, arbusto espinoso, ...
Portuguese:planta espinhosa, arbustos e árvores espinhosas da América do Norte designados pelo nome comum inglês 'wait-a-bit', ...
Chinese:钩刺植物, 刺树, ...
Japanese:ワイトアビット植物, ワイトアビット, ...
Arabic:شوكة معلقة, شجيرة شوكية, ...
Hebrew:שִׂיחַ קוֹצָנִי, וַיְיט א בִּיט, ...
Russian:колючее растение, колючий кустарник, ...
Ukrainian:колючий кущ, кущ wait-a-bit, ...
Hindi:वेट-ए-बिट पौधा, वेट-अ-बिट, ...
Bengali:ওয়েট-এ-বিট, আকাসিয়া, ...
Catalan:planta espinosa, arbust espinós, ...
Czech:trnitý keř zachytávající se o oděv a kůži, trnitý keř, ...
Danish:tornet plante, tornet busk, ...
Dutch:stekelige plant, doornstruik, ...
Greek:αγκάθι φυτό, ακανθώδης θάμνος, ...
Hungarian:tövisinda, tüskés észak-amerikai cserje vagy fa, ...
Khmer:រុក្ខជាតិមានបន្លាដែលទាក់ជាប់សម្លៀកបំពាក់ និងស្បែក, រុក្ខជាតិព្រៃមានបន្លា ជាប្រភេទគុម្ពឈើ ឬដើមឈើនៅអាមេរិកខាងជើង, ...
Korean:가시 식물, 웨이트어빗, ...
Persian:گیاه خاردار, صبر کن, ...
Polish:cierniowa roślina, krzew ciernisty, ...
Portuguese (BR):planta espinhosa, arbusto espinhoso, ...
Romanian:plantă cu spini, arbust spinos, ...
Swedish:taggbuske, vänta-lite, ...
Thai:ต้นหนาม, ต้นไม้หนาม, ...
Turkish:dikenli bitki, dikenli çalı, ...
Vietnamese:cây có gai, cây bụi wait-a-bit, ...

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