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
A source of comfort or consolation.
Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.
To allay or assuage.
To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
To take comfort; to be cheered.