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Harpagophytum (/ ˌ h ɑːr p ə ˈ ɡ ɒ f ɪ t ə m / HAR-pə-GOF-it-əm), also called grapple plant, wood spider, and most commonly devil's claw, is a genus of plants in the sesame family, native to southern Africa. Plants of the genus owe their common name "devil's claw" to the peculiar appearance of their hooked fruit.
A chela (/ ˈ k iː l ə /) – also called a claw, nipper, or pincer – is a pincer-shaped organ at the end of certain limbs of some arthropods. [1] The name comes from Ancient Greek χηλή, through Neo-Latin chela. The plural form is chelae. [2] Legs bearing a chela are called chelipeds. [3]
A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds). Some invertebrates such as beetles and spiders have somewhat similar fine, hooked structures at lower elevations that allow the spider cells of their own species the end of the leg or tarsus for gripping a surface as they walk.
The longclaws are a genus, Macronyx, of small African passerine birds in the family Motacillidae.. Longclaws are slender, often colorful, ground-feeding insectivores of open country.
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The karambit or kerambit (as used in Indonesian), kurambik or karambiak (both from the Minangkabau language) is a small curved knife resembling a claw. It is most closely associated with the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia, but is also found throughout other ethnic groups in Southeast Asia.
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Common names it shares with other Proboscidea species include devil's claw and unicorn-plant. [4] Names more specific to the species include common devil's claw , ram's horn , [ 5 ] aphid trap , [ 4 ] Louisiana unicorn-plant , [ 1 ] purple-flowered devil's-claw , [ 6 ] goat's head , elephant tusks , [ 2 ] and martinoe (or martina).