devil's claw
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Harpagophytum_procumbens_MHNT.BOT.2005.0.1243.jpg/220px-Harpagophytum_procumbens_MHNT.BOT.2005.0.1243.jpg)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Acacia_greggii_thorns.jpg/220px-Acacia_greggii_thorns.jpg)
Noun
[edit]devil's claw (plural devil's claws)
- Anything considered ugly or potentially harmful resembling a claw in appearance or behavior:
- Particularly plants
- Harpagophytum spp., especially Harpagophytum procumbens, native to South Africa.
- Proboscidea spp. (mule grab, unicorn plant)
- Ibicella lutea (yellow unicorn plant)
- Pisonia spp. (catchbird trees)
- Senegalia greggii (catclaw acacia, formerly Acacia greggii)
- Particularly plants
- (nautical) A metal hook for grabbing a ship's anchor chain.
Translations
[edit]nasty, resembling a claw
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References
[edit]devil's claw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Harpagophytum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Proboscidea (Martyniaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ibicella lutea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pisonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Senegalia greggii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
devil's claw on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons