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cat's-claw

[ kats-klaw ]

noun

  1. 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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