unguis
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Besides the plants already described, Bignonia unguis and its close allies, though aided by tendrils, have clasping petioles.
From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles
Nail: a tarsal claw: specifically the stout pointed claws in predatory Heteroptera = unguis.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
In Bignonia unguis and its close allies, the petioles of the leaves, as well as the tendrils, are sensitive to a touch.
From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles
Unguif′erous, bearing an unguis of one kind or other; Ung′uiform, shaped like a claw; Ung′uinal, pertaining to the unguis or nail; Unguiros′tral, with a nail at the end of the bill.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
The tendrils are so closely similar in all respects to those of B. unguis, that one description will suffice.
From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles
