cat's claw
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cat's claw
noun cat's claws
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, claw.
- Senegalia greggii, formerly Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
- Senegalia lowei (syn. Acacia plumosa, feathery acacia), a medicinal plant species native to Brazil
- Carpobrotus edulis (Hottentot fig), a plant species in the Aizoaceae family
- Dolichandra unguis-cati (cat's claw creeper), a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae family
- Grevillea alpina (catclaws grevillea, a shrub species native to Australia
- Martynia annua (small-fruit devil's-claw, tiger's-claw, iceplant), a plant species endemic to Brazil
- Mimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United States
- Uncaria guianensis, a plant species found in Guyana
- Uncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine
- Uncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America
- Biancaea decapetala (Mauritius thorn, Mysore thorn, caniroc, shoofly, woody wait-a-whiile), a thorny evergreen shrub of India
- Caesalpinia crista (cadoque)
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noun Acacia plumosa
| Português | unha-de-gato |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gefiederte Akazie |
noun Carpobrotus edulis
| Español | uña de gato |
|---|---|
| Português | chorão |
| Deutsch | Essbare Mittagsblume, Gelbe Mittagsblume, Pferdefeige, Hottentottenfeige, Hexenfinger |
noun Dolichandra unguis-cati
| Deutsch | Katzenkrallenkriechpflanze, Trichterkriechpflanze, Katzenkrallentrompete |
|---|
noun Grevillea alpina
| Deutsch | Alpen-Grevillea |
|---|
noun Martynia annua
| Deutsch | Einjährige Martynie, Katzenkralle, Teufelskralle |
|---|
noun Mimosa nuttallii
| Deutsch | Winterharte Mimose |
|---|
noun Uncaria guianensis
| Português | unha-de-gato |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Katzenkralle |
noun Uncaria rhynchophylla
| 한국어 | 조구등 jogudeung |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 釣鉤藤 /钓钩藤 |
| Deutsch | Indischer Morgenstern |
noun Uncaria tomentosa
| Español | uña de gato |
|---|---|
| Português | unha-de-gato |
| Deutsch | Katzenkralle |
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@misc{cat_s_claw_2026,
title = {cat's claw},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cat's%20claw},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
