caltrop
- noun
- /ˈkæltrəp/
:
castaña de agua
- The spiny fruit of the caltrop is harvested for food in some Asian countries.
Examples
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The caltrop is often found in shallow water.
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Some people mistake the dried caltrop seeds for small, dangerous objects due to their shape.
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Researchers studied how the caltrop adapts to wetlands and slow-moving rivers.
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I love eating caltrops in my salads.
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The spiny fruit of the caltrop is harvested for food in some Asian countries.
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Some people mistake the dried caltrop seeds for small, dangerous objects due to their shape.
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I love eating caltrop in my salads.
Synonyms
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A plant that grows in water with a crunchy edible part used in Asian cooking
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A small water plant with floating leaves and edible seeds used as food
A plant that grows in water and makes a hard horned nut people eat
A water plant with spiky four-part nuts that people eat
A group of small water plants that includes the water chestnut
A water plant with floating leaves and hard seeds you can eat
Compounds
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Etymology
The word caltrop comes from old words meaning 'heel', shown in calx, and 'trap', shown in trap. The water plant makes a hard, four-pointed, spiky fruit that looks like the old weapon, so people called the edible spiky seed a caltrop, which is why the name now refers to this water chestnut.