caltrop

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

tribolo

castagna d’acqua

tribulo comune

piede di corvo

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

abrolho

estrepe

chausse-trape

Krähenfuß

centaurée chausse-trape

abrojo

murex

Tribulus terrestris

Kallstroemia

tribule terrestre

tribule

pied de corbeau

chaîne à chausse-trapes

Tribulus terestris

chardon étoilé

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkæltɹəp/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: calketrappe

Ereditato da inglese antico: calcatrippe

In summary

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