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catclaw

noun

Etymology

From cat + claw, because its branches bear many small hooks which resemble cats' claws.

  1. inherited from *klawēn✻
  2. inherited from clawian
  3. inherited from *klawjaną✻
  4. inherited from *klauwjan✻
  5. inherited from clawan
  6. inherited from clawen
  7. compounded as catclaw — “cat + claw”

Definitions

  1. An acacia, specifically Acacia greggii, now Senegalia greggii, native to most of the…

    An acacia, specifically Acacia greggii, now Senegalia greggii, native to most of the border region of the US and Mexico.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA