cat's claw

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.

   Senegalia greggii, formerly Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico

3. Senegalia lowei (syn. Acacia plumosa, feathery acacia), a medicinal plant species native to Brazil

4. Carpobrotus edulis (Hottentot fig), a plant species in the Aizoaceae family

   Essbare Mittagsblume, Gelbe Mittagsblume, Pferdefeige

5. Dolichandra unguis-cati (cat's claw creeper), a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae family

   Katzenkrallenkriechpflanze, Trichterkriechpflanze, Katzenkrallentrompete

6. Grevillea alpina (catclaws grevillea, a shrub species native to Australia

   Alpen-Grevillea

7. Martynia annua (small-fruit devil's-claw, tiger's-claw, iceplant), a plant species endemic to Brazil

   Einjährige Martynie, Katzenkralle, Teufelskralle

8. Mimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United States

   Winterharte Mimose

9. Uncaria guianensis, a plant species found in Guyana

   Katzenkralle

10. Uncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine

    Indischer Morgenstern

11. Uncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America

    Katzenkralle

12. Biancaea decapetala (Mauritius thorn, Mysore thorn, caniroc, shoofly, woody wait-a-whiile), a thorny evergreen shrub of India

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