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Answer for the clue "Turning up in Ratibati a wild, thorny plant ", 10 letters:
wait-a-bit

Word definitions for wait-a-bit in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of several small bushes with sharp hooked thorns. 2 # The greenbrier. 3 # Any of various species of hawthorn. 4 # (cx South Africa English) One of numerous acacias and mimosas. 5 # The grapple plant. 6 # The prickly ash.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wait-a-bit \Wait"-a-bit`\, n. Any of several plants bearing thorns or stiff hooked appendages, which catch and tear the clothing, as: The greenbrier. Any of various species of hawthorn. In South Africa, one of numerous acacias and mimosas. The grapple plant. ...

Usage examples of wait-a-bit.

One of the red-tipped wait-a-bit thorns had rowelled her, raising a long red scratch across the smooth buttery skin of her inner thigh.