What does "cat's-claw" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "cat's-claw"?

Common synonyms include: black bead, catclaw, pithecellobium unguis-cati.

Cat's-claw

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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 wordnet

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black bead catclaw pithecellobium unguis-cati

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