Synonyms for caltrop
ˈkæl trəp; -θrəpcal·trop

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1. caltropnoun

   A flowering plant, Tribulus terrestris, in the family Zygophyllaceae, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Old World.

   Synonyms:
   burra, goathead, puncturevine, cathead, yellow vine, bindii, gokharu

2. caltropnoun

   Synonyms:
   cheval trap, calthrop, galthrap, crow’s foot, galtrop, galtrap, caltrap

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1. caltrop, devil's weed, Tribulus terestrisnoun

   tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed

   Synonyms:
   water chestnut plant, star-thistle, devil's weed, water chestnut

2. water chestnut, water chestnut plant, caltropnoun

   a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits

   Synonyms:
   water chestnut plant, star-thistle, devil's weed, water chestnut

3. star-thistle, caltrop, Centauria calcitrapanoun

   Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America

   Synonyms:
   water chestnut plant, star-thistle, devil's weed, water chestnut

Matched Categories

1. • Aquatic Plant
   • Centaury
   • Subshrub

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caltrop

   Synonyms:
   Tribulus terrestris, see there
   

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