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noun

Unguis n. (pl. ungues)

The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.

(Zool.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.

(Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also ungula.

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Etymology of 'Unguis'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... plants already described, Bignonia unguis and its close allies, though aided by tendrils, have clasping petioles. According to Mohl (p. 40), Cocculus Japonicus (one of the Menispermaceae) and a fern, the Ophioglossum Japonicum (p. 39), climb ...

— The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants • Charles Darwin