caltrop

Signification (Anglais)

1. A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).
2. (colloquial) The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.
3. 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.

Concepts

centaurée chausse-trape

chausse-trape

tribule terrestre

trapa

chardon étoilé

pied de corbeau

tribule

chaîne à chausse-trapes

Synonymes

water chestnut

star-thistle

water chestnut plant

devil’s weed

Tribulus terestris

caltrap

Centauria calcitrapa

goathead

caltrop chain

Chinese water chestnut

puncture vine

puncture-vine

puncturevine

bullhead

crow's foot

calthrop

obstacles

spider

🕷️

spike

thorns

Mexican sandbur

Traductions

abrolho

murex

abrojo

Krähenfuß

estrepe

piede di corvo

voetangel

tribulo comune

Tribulus terestris

Tribulus terrestris

castagna d’acqua

kraaienpoot

kalketrip

Kallstroemia

tribolo

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkæltɹəp/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: calketrappe

Hérité de ancien anglais: calcatrippe

In summary

From Middle English calketrappe, from Old English calcatrippe, from Medieval Latin calcatrippa (“thistle”), from Latin calx or calcare + trappa.