caltrop meaning and definition

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CALTROP noun

Definition of caltrop (noun)

tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
- synonyms: devil's weed, Tribulus terestris
a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits
- synonyms: water chestnut, water chestnut plant
Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America
- synonyms: Centauria calcitrapa, star-thistle

Source: Princeton University Wordnet