lobster claw
noun
plural lobster claws
1
: the claw of a lobster
The razzle-dazzle is in the taste—the sweetness of a lobster claw with roasted asparagus …—Caroline Bates
The east end of New York's Long Island juts into the Atlantic just off the Connecticut coastline like a giant lobster claw.—Roger Morris
2
: something (such as a device) resembling a lobster claw in form or function
Hydraulic jacks level the structure on the seabed, the floor closes up, the lobster claws grip the pipe and align it …—A. Alvarez
Each person on the course uses a harness. A rope with a "lobster claw" is hooked to a safety wire at all times.—Algis J. Laukaitis
—sometimes used before another nounParticipants will create a crystal beaded anklet with sterling silver lobster claw clasp.—Indianapolis (Indiana) Star
3
: any of several ornamental heliconias
especially
: one (Heliconia rostrata) that has long hanging flower clusters bearing flowers enclosed in large bright red bracts tipped in yellow and green : hanging lobster claw
One of the more controllable heliconias, the dwarf form of lobster claw has the right scale for small gardens while producing a classic pendant inflorescence in green, yellow and red. —The Miami (Florida) Herald
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