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Cat's claw

Noun

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1.NounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat,‎ claw.
2.NounAny of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat. Senegalia greggii, formerly Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico Senegalia lowei (syn. Acacia plumosa, feathery acacia), a medicinal plant species native to Brazil Carpobrotus edulis (Hottentot fig), a plant species in the Aizoaceae family Dolichandra unguis-cati (cat's claw creeper), a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae family Grevillea alpina (catclaws grevillea, a shrub species native to Australia Martynia annua (small-fruit devil's-claw, tiger's-claw, iceplant), a plant species endemic to Brazil Mimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United States Uncaria guianensis, a plant species found in Guyana Uncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine Uncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America Biancaea decapetala (Mauritius thorn, Mysore thorn, caniroc, shoofly, woody wait-a-whiile), a thorny evergreen shrub of India
3.NounSenegalia greggii, formerly Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
4.NounSenegalia lowei (syn. Acacia plumosa, feathery acacia), a medicinal plant species native to Brazil
5.NounCarpobrotus edulis (Hottentot fig), a plant species in the Aizoaceae family
6.NounDolichandra unguis-cati (cat's claw creeper), a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae family
7.NounGrevillea alpina (catclaws grevillea, a shrub species native to Australia
8.NounMartynia annua (small-fruit devil's-claw, tiger's-claw, iceplant), a plant species endemic to Brazil
9.NounMimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United States
10.NounUncaria guianensis, a plant species found in Guyana
11.NounUncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine
12.NounUncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America
13.NounBiancaea decapetala (Mauritius thorn, Mysore thorn, caniroc, shoofly, woody wait-a-whiile), a thorny evergreen shrub of India
14.NounCaesalpinia crista (cadoque)
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