caltrop

Definition of Caltrop in English :

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Noun

1. caltrop, devil's weed, tribulus terestris

tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed

2. caltrop, water chestnut, water chestnut plant

a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits

3. caltrop, centauria calcitrapa, star-thistle

Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Caltrop

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noun

1.

any tropical or subtropical plant of the zygophyllaceous genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia that have spiny burs or bracts

2. water caltrop

3. another name for the star thistle

4. military

a four-spiked iron ball or four joined spikes laid upon the ground as a device to lame cavalry horses, puncture tyres, etc

Caltrop

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noun

1.

an iron device with four spikes, placed on the ground so that one spike sticks up to hinder enemy cavalry

2.

a similar device used to puncture pneumatic tires

3.

any of a number of plants with spiny flowering parts or fruits

; specif.,

a.

various plants (esp. Tribulus terrestris) of the caltrop family

b.

various plants of other families, as star thistle and water chestnut

adjective

4.

designating a family (Zygophyllaceae) of dicotyledonous plants, shrubs, or trees (order Sapindales), including guaiacum, creosote bush, and bean caper

Caltrop

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n.

1. See water chestnut.

2. Any of various plants bearing small spiny fruits, especially of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia.

3. A metal device with four projecting spikes so arranged that when three of the spikes are on the ground, the fourth points upward, used as a hazard to pneumatic tires or to the hooves of horses.

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