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Noun: cat's-claw  'kats,klo
  1. Erect 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
    - catclaw, black bead, Pithecellobium unguis-cati

Derived forms: cat's-claws

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: genus Pithecellobium, genus Pithecolobium, Pithecellobium, Pithecolobium

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