| NOUN | plant | Pithecellobium unguis-cati, cat's-claw, catclaw, black bead | erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds |
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| 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. | |
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| Synonyms | cat's-claw, catclaw, black bead | |
| 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 |
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