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catclaw

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cat⋅claw

[kat-klaw]
–noun
1. a prickly plant, Schrankia nutallii, of the legume family, native to the midwestern U.S. having pinnate leaves and tiny pink flowers forming a spherical cluster.
2. cat's-claw.

Origin:
cat1 + claw

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.
Also, catclaw.
Also called blackbead.


Origin:
1750–60
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