单词 | cats-claw |
释义 | cat's-claw in American English (ˈkætsˌklɔ) noun an acacia shrub (Acacia greggii) native to the Southwest and northern Mexico, having spikes of yellow flowers and thorns resembling claws cat's-claw in American English (ˈkætsˌklɔ) noun a spiny shrub or small tree, Pithecellobium unguis-cati, of Central America, having greenish-yellow flowers and reddish, spirally twisted pods Also: catclaw. Also called: blackbead Word origin [1750–60]This word is first recorded in the period 1750–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: infiltrate, quartz, railroad, swish, totemDefinition of 'cat's-claw' |
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