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caltrop
English
Alternative forms
- caltrap
Etymology
From Old English calcatrippe (“plant that trips”), from Medieval Latin calcatrippa (“thistle”), from Latin calx or calcare + trappa.
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: k?l'tr?p, IPA(key): /?kælt??p/
- Rhymes: -ælt??p
- (UK) enPR: kôl'tr?p, IPA(key): /?k??lt??p/
- Rhymes: -??lt??p
Noun
caltrop (plural caltrops)
- (weaponry) A small, metal object with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles.
- 1858, The journal of the British Archaeological Association
- […] her father, the emperor Alexius, who reigned AD 1081-1118, ordered caltrops to be cast in front of his archers […]
- 1954, Joseph Needham, Ling Wang, Science and civilisation in China
- By Sung times, several different types of caltrops had been developed. As in earlier times, both caltrops could be made from both wood and iron...
- 1858, The journal of the British Archaeological Association
- (heraldry) The same object represented as a heraldic charge.
- (colloquial) The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.
- Any of a number of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, including several members of the genus Kallstroemia and the species Tribulus terrestris, native to warm temperate and tropical regions.
Synonyms
- (weaponry): caltrap, galtrop, cheval trap, galthrap, galtrap, calthrop, crow’s foot
- (starthistle): knapweed
- (Tribulus terrestris): puncturevine, cat's head, yellow vine, goathead, burra, gokharu, bindii.
Derived terms
- caltrop family (Zygophyllaceae)
Coordinate terms
- (weaponry): spike strip
Translations
See also
- caltrop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Centaurea calcitrapa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Kallstroemia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Tribulus terrestris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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