cat's claw

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cat's claw (plural cat's claws)

  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see cat, claw.
  2. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
    1. Senegalia greggii, formerly Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
    2. Acacia plumosa, a medicinal plant species native to Brazil
    3. Carpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the Aizoaceae family
    4. Dolichandra unguis-cati, or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae family
    5. Grevillea alpina, a shrub species native to Australia
    6. Martynia annua, a plant species endemic to Brazil
    7. Mimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United States
    8. Uncaria guianensis, a plant species found in Guyana
    9. Uncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine
    10. Uncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America
  3. bayag-kambing

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