English Explanatory Dictionary

devil's claw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Anything considered ugly or potentially harmful resembling a claw in appearance or behavior
  2. Anything considered ugly or potentially harmful resembling a claw in appearance or behavior:
  3. Particularly plants
  4. grapple plants (Harpagophytum spp., especially Harpagophytum procumbens), native to South Africa.
  5. mule grabs, unicorn plant (Proboscidea spp.)
  6. yellow unicorn plant (Ibicella lutea)
  7. catchbird trees (Pisonia spp.)
  8. catclaw acacia (Senegalia greggii, syn. Acacia greggii)
  9. A metal hook for grabbing a ship's anchor chain.
noun
  1. A plant, Harpagophytum procumbens, native to southern Africa, whose tuberous roots are used in folk medicine to reduce pain.

Word forms

devil's claw devil's claws

Synonyms

grapple plant wood spider devil's claw

Translations

Greek: αρπαγόφυτο Irish: crobh an diabhail Japanese: デビルズクロー Nǀuu: gamaku Nǀuu: kamaku
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