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
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, claw.
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
A person or organisation that approves, routinely or as a formality, matters decided by some other person or organisation.
A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the purpose of transferring ink or dye to imprint that design on another object.
To process, approve or decide matters routinely rather than through careful consideration.
Of a person, organisation, or process, making decisions or approving matters routinely or without real power.