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cat's-claw
[ kats-klaw ]
noun
- a spiny shrub or small tree, Pithecellobium unguis-cati, of Central America, having greenish-yellow flowers and reddish, spirally twisted pods.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cat's-claw1
First recorded in 1750–60
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