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A flowering plant, Tribulus terrestris, in the family Zygophyllaceae, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Old World
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The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns
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{n} an instrument of three spikes, a plant
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Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America
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a small, metal object with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to passers-by
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They are scattered on the ground where an enemy's cavalry are to pass, to impede their progress by endangering the horses' feet
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An instrument with four iron points, so disposed that, any three of them being on the ground, the other projects upward
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A genus of herbaceous plants (Tribulus) of the order Zygophylleæ, having a hard several- celled fruit, armed with stout spines, and resembling the military instrument of the same name
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{i} any of several species of plants with spiny heads or fruit; iron ball with four spikes arranged so that one is always pointing upward (used to hinder passage of cavalries or vehicles)
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The species grow in warm countries, and are often very annoying to cattle
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a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits
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tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
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