caltrop

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

  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.

Từ đồng nghĩa

star-thistle

water chestnut plant

devil’s weed

Tribulus terestris

Centauria calcitrapa

goathead

caltrop chain

Chinese water chestnut

puncture-vine

Mexican sandbur

Bản dịch

centaurée chausse-trape

tribulo comune

tribule terrestre

tribule

castagna d’acqua

pied de corbeau

chaîne à chausse-trapes

Phát âm là (IPA)
/ˈkæltɹəp/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

In summary

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

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