cat's claw (English, noun)
expansion: cat's claw (plural cat's claws)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, claw.
glosses: 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
glosses: Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
Senegalia lowei (syn. Acacia plumosa, feathery acacia), a medicinal plant species native to Brazil
glosses: Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
Carpobrotus edulis (Hottentot fig), a plant species in the Aizoaceae family
glosses: Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
Dolichandra unguis-cati (cat's claw creeper), a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae family
glosses: Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
Grevillea alpina (catclaws grevillea, a shrub species native to Australia
glosses: Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
Martynia annua (small-fruit devil's-claw, tiger's-claw, iceplant), a plant species endemic to Brazil
glosses: Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
Mimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United States
glosses: Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
Uncaria guianensis, a plant species found in Guyana
glosses: Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
Uncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine
glosses: Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
Uncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America
glosses: Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
Biancaea decapetala (Mauritius thorn, Mysore thorn, caniroc, shoofly, woody wait-a-whiile), a thorny evergreen shrub of India
glosses: Caesalpinia crista (cadoque)
Forms:
form: cat's claws
tags: plural