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Detailed Translations for caltrop from English to French

caltrop:

caltrop [the ~] noun

  1. the caltrop (mantrap)
    le clou d'acier
  2. the caltrop (mantrap)
    le piège; la chausse-trape

Translation Matrix for caltrop:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
chausse-trape caltrop; mantrap
clou d'acier caltrop; mantrap
piège caltrop; mantrap ambush; clamp; clip; cramp; cramp-iron; noose; pitfall; stag-evil; trap; trapping; trick
- Centauria calcitrapa; Tribulus terestris; devil's weed; star-thistle; water chestnut; water chestnut plant

Synonyms for "caltrop":

  • devil's weed; Tribulus terestris; subshrub; suffrutex
  • water chestnut; water chestnut plant; aquatic plant; water plant; hydrophyte; hydrophytic plant
  • star-thistle; Centauria calcitrapa; centaury

Related Definitions for "caltrop":

  1. Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America1
  2. a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits1
  3. tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed1

Wiktionary Translations for caltrop:

caltrop
noun
  1. Tribulus terrestris
  2. starthistle
  3. weaponry
caltrop
noun
  1. pièce de fer garnir de pointes qu’on jeter dans les gués, sur les routes, et où hommes et cheval s’enferrer.
  2. plante