1) Ononis spinosa 2) Rest-harrow 3) Subshrub 4) Suffrutex 
[n] - Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots 2. [n] - European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots
noun European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners