caltrop
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- واژهنامه · hFarsi Advanced Version خسک ،پاگير،بته خار
- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary cal·trop n. Pronunciation: ' kal-trəp, ' ko ̇ l- Variant: also cal·throp \-thrəp\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English caltrappe, alteration of calketrappe star thistle, from Old English calcatrippe, from Medieval Latin calcatrippa Date: 15th century 1 a plural but singular or plural in construction : STAR THISTLE 1 b : PUNCTURE VINE also : any of various related herbs (genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia ) of the same family (Zygophyllaceae, the caltrop family) 2 : a device with four metal points so arranged that when any three are on the ground the fourth projects upward as a hazard to the hooves of horses or to pneumatic tires]]> puncture vine Function: noun Date: 1911 : an Old World annual prostrate herb ( Tribulus terrestris ) of the caltrop family that has hard spiny pods and is a troublesome weed especially in the western U.S. ― called also caltrop ]]>