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noun
Anything considered ugly or potentially harmful resembling a claw in appearance or behavior
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Anything considered ugly or potentially harmful resembling a claw in appearance or behavior:
Particularly plants
grapple plants (Harpagophytum spp., especially Harpagophytum procumbens), native to South Africa.
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noun
Anything considered ugly or potentially harmful resembling a claw in appearance or behavior:
Particularly plants
mule grabs, unicorn plant (Proboscidea spp.)
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noun
Anything considered ugly or potentially harmful resembling a claw in appearance or behavior:
Particularly plants
yellow unicorn plant (Ibicella lutea)
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noun
Anything considered ugly or potentially harmful resembling a claw in appearance or behavior:
Particularly plants
catchbird trees (Pisonia spp.)
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noun
Anything considered ugly or potentially harmful resembling a claw in appearance or behavior:
Particularly plants
catclaw acacia (Senegalia greggii, syn. Acacia greggii)
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noun
A metal hook for grabbing a ship's anchor chain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A plant, Harpagophytum procumbens, native to southern Africa, whose tuberous roots are used in folk medicine to reduce pain.
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noun
annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: common unicorn plant, common devil's claw, elephant-tusk, proboscis flower, ram's horn, Proboscidea louisianica
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
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