catclaw

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Acacia greggii

Etymology

cat +‎ claw, because its branches bear many small hooks which resemble cats' claws.

Noun

catclaw (plural catclaws)

  1. An acacia, specifically Acacia greggii, now Senegalia greggii, native to most of the border region of the US and Mexico.