cat[s-claw (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *cat's-claw*:
NOUN	plant	cat's-claw, catclaw, black bead, Pithecellobium unguis-cati	erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds

English > *cat's-claw*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida.
Synonyms	catclaw, black bead, Pithecellobium unguis-cati
Member of	Pithecellobium, genus Pithecellobium, Pithecolobium, genus Pithecolobium	thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia
Broader	shrub, bush	A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

HyperDic: cat[s-claw