cat's claw

Meanings

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, claw.
2. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
3. Senegalia greggii, formerly Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
4. Senegalia lowei (syn. Acacia plumosa, feathery acacia), a medicinal plant species native to Brazil
5. Carpobrotus edulis (Hottentot fig), a plant species in the Aizoaceae family
6. Dolichandra unguis-cati (cat's claw creeper), a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae family
7. Grevillea alpina (catclaws grevillea, a shrub species native to Australia
8. Martynia annua (small-fruit devil's-claw, tiger's-claw, iceplant), a plant species endemic to Brazil
9. Mimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United States
10. Uncaria guianensis, a plant species found in Guyana
11. Uncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine
12. Uncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America

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