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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 greggii

• Some species of Asparagus

• Caesalpinia decapetala

• Mimosa aculeaticarpa

• Bush lawyer (plant)

• Smilax australis, lawyer vine

• Calamus australis, lawyer cane

• Clusia rosea, Scotch attorney

• Solanum atropurpureum, five-minute plant

• Wait-a-while