DEVIL'S CLAW


Meaning of DEVIL'S CLAW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1900

: any of several herbs (genus Proboscidea syn. Martynia of the family Martyniaceae) of the southwestern United States and Mexico that have edible pods yielding a black sewing material used in basket making

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devil's claw: 1 flower and leaf, 2 dried seed pod

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.