Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, claw.
Uncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America
Biancaea decapetala, a thorny evergreen shrub of India
Acacia plumosa, a medicinal plant species native to Brazil
Grevillea alpina, a shrub species native to Australia
Carpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the Aizoaceae family
Mimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United States
Dolichandra unguis-cati, or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae family
Uncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine
bayag-kambing (Caesalpinia crista)
Martynia annua, a plant species endemic to Brazil
Senegalia greggii, formerly Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
Uncaria guianensis, a plant species found in Guyana
The act of preparing or getting ready.
The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
The state of being prepared; readiness.
Devotional exercises introducing an office.
Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.
The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.
A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.