Caltrop
Definition of Caltrop
Cal´trop
n.
1.
(Bot.)
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
. The
species
grow
in
warm
countries
, and are
often
very
annoying
to
cattle
.
2.
(Mil.)
An
instrument
with four
iron
points
, so
disposed
that, any
three
of them being on the
ground
, the other
projects
upward
. They are
scattered
on the
ground
where an
enemy
's
cavalry
are to
pass
, to
impede
their
progress
by
endangering
the
horses
'
feet
.
Related Words
devil
'
s
weed
,
genus
Tribulus
,
subshrub
,
suffrutex
,
Tribulus
,
Tribulus
terestris
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