uña de gato

Spanish

Noun

uña de gato f (plural uñas de gato)

1. ice plant, Hottentot fig (Mesembryanthemum sp.)
2. Senegalia bonariensis (syn. Acacia bonariensis)
3. field marigold (Calendula arvensis)
4. restharrow (Ononis sp.)
5. dog rose (Rosa canina)
6. stonecrop (Sedum sp.)
7. puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris)
8. cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa)
9. wild lime (Zanthoxylum fagara)

Further reading

• “uña de gato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025