||Un"guis (?), n.; pl.
Ungues (#). [L., nail, claw, or hoof.] 1.
The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other
appendage.
2. (Zoöl.) One of the terminal hooks on
the foot of an insect.
3. (Bot.) The slender base of a petal in
some flowers; a claw; called also ungula.