"cat's claw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cat's claws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cat's claw (plural cat's claws)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, claw.
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  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
    Categories (lifeform): Acacias, Aizoaceae family plants, Bignonia family plants, Caesalpinia subfamily plants, Lamiales order plants, Madder family plants, Mimosa subfamily plants, Proteales order plants
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  3. 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
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  4. 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
    Categories (lifeform): Aizoaceae family plants Translations (Carpobrotus edulis): bàlsam [masculine] (Catalan), ungla de gat [feminine] (Catalan), patata frita [feminine] (Catalan), chorão (Portuguese), uña de gato [feminine] (Spanish), gul middagsblomma [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cat's_claw-en-noun-Hnny51~g Disambiguation of Aizoaceae family plants: 1 19 5 13 6 3 3 18 5 10 5 8 4 Disambiguation of 'Carpobrotus edulis': 0 11 4 36 5 1 2 11 5 7 5 6 6
  5. 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
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  6. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
    Grevillea alpina (catclaws grevillea, a shrub species native to Australia
    Sense id: en-cat's_claw-en-noun-9WCdzkzB
  7. 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
    Translations (Martynia annua): wibudłak [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-cat's_claw-en-noun-jNlnspoW Disambiguation of 'Martynia annua': 1 12 4 4 5 3 32 12 3 7 3 9 5
  8. 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
    Categories (lifeform): Acacias, Aizoaceae family plants, Bignonia family plants, Caesalpinia subfamily plants, Lamiales order plants, Madder family plants, Mimosa subfamily plants, Proteales order plants
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  9. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
    Uncaria guianensis, a plant species found in Guyana
    Translations (Uncaria guianensis): kattenklauw (Dutch), unha-de-gato [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-cat's_claw-en-noun-p0hpbCUb Disambiguation of 'Uncaria guianensis': 0 11 4 5 5 1 2 11 30 12 10 5 5
  10. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.
    Uncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine
    Categories (lifeform): Aizoaceae family plants, Bignonia family plants, Caesalpinia subfamily plants, Lamiales order plants, Madder family plants, Proteales order plants
    Sense id: en-cat's_claw-en-noun-0BCDxjxD Disambiguation of Aizoaceae family plants: 1 19 5 13 6 3 3 18 5 10 5 8 4 Disambiguation of Bignonia family plants: 1 19 5 6 7 4 4 18 5 11 6 8 5 Disambiguation of Caesalpinia subfamily plants: 1 20 6 5 5 4 3 19 4 10 4 9 10 Disambiguation of Lamiales order plants: 1 22 5 4 5 6 4 20 4 11 4 11 3 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 1 20 4 5 6 6 4 20 4 12 5 11 3 Disambiguation of Proteales order plants: 1 21 5 5 5 5 4 20 5 11 5 9 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 18 4 5 5 4 5 17 4 11 5 16 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 18 4 5 5 4 5 17 4 13 5 14 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 15 2 6 6 5 5 15 5 13 6 16 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 17 4 5 5 4 5 16 5 13 5 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 24 3 4 4 3 4 22 3 12 3 11 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 24 3 4 4 3 3 22 3 14 3 13 4
  11. 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
    Translations (Uncaria tomentosa): czepota puszysta [feminine] (Polish), unha-de-gato [feminine] (Portuguese), uña de gato [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cat's_claw-en-noun-Z~xNbWE5 Disambiguation of 'Uncaria tomentosa': 0 11 4 5 5 1 2 11 12 13 26 5 5
  12. 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
    Categories (lifeform): Lamiales order plants, Madder family plants
    Sense id: en-cat's_claw-en-noun-i7ZH4iiC Disambiguation of Lamiales order plants: 1 22 5 4 5 6 4 20 4 11 4 11 3 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 1 20 4 5 6 6 4 20 4 12 5 11 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 18 4 5 5 4 5 17 4 11 5 16 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 18 4 5 5 4 5 17 4 13 5 14 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 15 2 6 6 5 5 15 5 13 6 16 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 17 4 5 5 4 5 16 5 13 5 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 24 3 4 4 3 4 22 3 12 3 11 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 24 3 4 4 3 3 22 3 14 3 13 4
  13. Caesalpinia crista (cadoque)
    Sense id: en-cat's_claw-en-noun-BQllFVPF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Acacia plumosa): unha-de-gato [feminine] (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'Acacia plumosa': 0 30 29 4 5 1 1 11 4 4 4 1 6

Inflected forms

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