cat's claw vs steamer

cat's claw

noun
  • 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 

steamer

noun
  • A steamer duck: any of the four species of the duck genus Tachyeres which are all found in South America, three of which are flightless. 

  • A mode of transportation propelled by steam. 

  • A stupid or contemptible person. 

  • A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture. 

  • A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming. 

  • A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group). 

  • The soft-shell clam, sand gaper, or long-neck clam (Mya arenaria), an edible saltwater clam; specifically the clam when steamed for eating. 

  • A prostitute's client. 

  • A gullible or easily cheated person. 

  • A vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or steamship. 

  • A steamed clam. 

  • An act of fellatio. 

  • A homosexual man with a preference for passive partners. 

  • A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs. 

  • A babycino (frothy milk drink). 

  • A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it. 

  • A drinking session. 

  • a gambler who increases a wager after losing. 

  • A steam-powered road locomotive; a traction engine. 

verb
  • To travel by steamer. 

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