caltrops

English - Turkish

Definition of caltrops in English Turkish dictionary

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caltrop

domuzyağı

caltrop

domuz ayağı

caltrop

{i} savaşta yere atılan dört uçlu demir

caltrop

{i} boğadikeni

caltrop

{i} demirdiken

English - English

Definition of caltrops in English English dictionary

plural of caltrop

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caltrop

A flowering plant, Tribulus terrestris, in the family Zygophyllaceae, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Old World

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The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns

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{n} an instrument of three spikes, a plant

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

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a small, metal object with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to passers-by

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They are scattered on the ground where an enemy's cavalry are to pass, to impede their progress by endangering the horses' feet

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An instrument with four iron points, so disposed that, any three of them being on the ground, the other projects upward

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A genus of herbaceous plants (Tribulus) of the order Zygophylleæ, having a hard several- celled fruit, armed with stout spines, and resembling the military instrument of the same name

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{i} any of several species of plants with spiny heads or fruit; iron ball with four spikes arranged so that one is always pointing upward (used to hinder passage of cavalries or vehicles)

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The species grow in warm countries, and are often very annoying to cattle

caltrop

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

caltrop

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

Etymology

[ 'kal-tr&p, 'kol- ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English caltrappe, alteration of calketrappe star thistle, from Old English calcatrippe, from Medieval Latin calcatrippa.