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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Harpagophytum (or Uncaria) procumbens, a procumbent herb of South Africa of the order Pedaliaceœ, which bears a curious seed-vessel with long, branching, claw-like appendages terminating in very sharp hooks. Also called
grapnel-plant .
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