acanthocladousyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[acanthocladous 词源字典]
"Having spiny branches; ( figurative ) prickly, fraught", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Asa Gray (1810–1888), botanist. From acantho- + ancient Greek κλάδος shoot + -ous.[acanthocladous etymology, acanthocladous origin, 英语词源]