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Definition of Caltrops
1. caltrop [n] - See also: caltrop
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caltrops
Literary usage of Caltrops
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"It had 4 spine-like projections, lik« the fruit of the Water caltrops. ...
Trapa natam, the WATEK CHESTNUT or WATER caltrops, is an interesting plant for ..."
2. Nature's teachings: human invention anticipated by nature by John George Wood (1877)
"... the Garden Wall, and the Chevaux-de-frise.—The " Square " of Infantry
Manoeuvres.—The Abattis, and its Structure and Power.—Ran- jows and caltrops. ..."
3. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and by Philip Miller (1754)
"Greater Land American caltrops. 3. ... American Land- caltrops, with a ...
caltrops, from the Form of the Fruit, ..."
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