What is "cat's claw"

n. 1 (&lit cat claw English) 2 Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat. 3 # (taxlink Senegalia greggii species noshow=1), formerly (taxlink Acacia greggii species noshow=1), a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico 4 # (taxlink Acacia plumosa species noshow=1), a medicinal plant species native to Brazil 5 # (taxlink Carpobrotus edulis species noshow=1), or ''uña de gato'' (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the Aizoaceae family 6 # (taxlink Dolichandra unguis-cati species noshow=1), or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae family 7 # (taxlink Grevillea alpina species noshow=1), a shrub species native to Australia 8 # (taxlink Martynia annua species noshow=1), a plant species endemic to Brazil 9 # (taxlink Mimosa nuttallii species noshow=1) (formerly (taxlink Schrankia nuttalli species noshow=1)), a plant native to the Midwestern United States 10 # (taxlink Uncaria guianensis species noshow=1), a plant species found in Guyana 11 # (taxlink Uncaria rhynchophylla species noshow=1), a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine 12 # (taxlink Uncaria tomentosa species noshow=1), a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America 13 bayag-kambing

Cat's claw or cat's claws (also uña de gato or unha de gato in Spanish or Portuguese) is a common name for several plants:

• Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
• Acacia plumosa, a medicinal plant species native to Brazil
• Carpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the Aizoaceae family
• Dolichandra unguis-cati, or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae family
• Grevillea alpina, a shrub species native to Australia
• Martynia annua, a plant species endemic to Brazil
• Mimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United States
• Uncaria guianensis, a plant species found in Guyana and used in traditional medicine
• Uncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine
• Uncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America and used in traditional medicine