Cat's claw or Cat's Claws (also Uña de Gato or Unha de gato in Spanish or Portuguese) is a common name for several plants:
- Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
- Acacia plumosa, a medicinal plant species native to Brazil
- Carpobrotus edulis (called uña de gato in Spain), an invasive plant species
- Grevillea alpina, a shrub species native to Australia
- Martynia annua, a plant species endemic to Brazil
- Mimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the US Midwest
- Uncaria guianensis, a plant species found in Guyana
- Uncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine
- Uncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America
- Macfadyena unguis-cati
Famous quotes containing the words cat and/or claw:
“The banker rubs his nose, thinking of his cat stalking something on the lawn.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“What is the flesh and blood compounded of
But a few moments in the life of time?
This prowling of the cells, litigious love,
Wears the long claw of flesh-arguing crime.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)