catclaw

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noun

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

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cat's-clawblack beadPithecellobium unguis-cati
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Meanings

nouncatclaw (plural catclaws)

plural catclaws

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounerect 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

Similar
cat's-clawblack beadPithecellobium unguis-cati
Broader
shrubbush

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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Cite this entry
APA

catclaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catclaw

MLA

“catclaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catclaw. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catclaw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catclaw.

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