cat's claw

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, claw.

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

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

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

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

Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.

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

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

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

Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.

Uncaria guianensis, a plant species found in Guyana

Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.

Uncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine

钓钩藤

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

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

Caesalpinia crista (cadoque)