Wait-a-minute tree, wait-a-bit tree, or wait-a-bit plant are common names for a variety of prickly plants that catch onto passers-by. These names come from the fact that the stems or other parts of the plant have numerous hooked thorns that tend to hook onto passers-by; the hooked person must stop ("wait a minute") to remove the thorns carefully to avoid injury or shredded clothing. These names can refer to: * ''

Senegalia brevispica ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of ''Acacia.'' The genus was considered polyp ...

'' * '' Senegalia greggii'' * Some species of ''Asparagus'' * ''

Caesalpinia decapetala ''Biancaea decapetala'', commonly known as shoofly, Mauritius or Mysore thorn or the cat's claw, is a tropical tree species originating in India. Introduced range ''B. decapetala'' has been introduced to Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawai‘i, New C ...

'' * '' Mimosa aculeaticarpa''

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