caltrop

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发音

US /ˈkæltɹəp/
UK /ˈkaltɹəp/
其它
UK /ˈkɔːltɹəp/

词形变化

caltrops 复数 caltrops

别名

calthrop caltrap galthrap galthrop galtrap galtrop

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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).

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  2. 2.

    The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.

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  3. 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.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

starthistle water chestnut

上位词 5

centaury hydrophyte subshrub suffrutex waterplant

下位词 2

ling water caltrop

相关短语

water caltrop n. 扎草，菱角; 密生眼子菜

词源

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

来源：wiktionary