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noun

trĭbŭlus

gen. trĭbŭli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
(), , , = τρίβολος,
an instrument resting on three of its iron prongs; while a fourth projected upward; a caltrop
an instrument resting on three of its iron prongs, while a fourth projected upward, thrown on the ground to impede an enemy's cavalry, a caltrop.
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Lit.: tribulos abjecerunt, Veg. Mil. 3, 24.—
by extension
Transf., from its resemblance in form.
A kind of thorn; thistle; land-caltrops •
A kind of thorn or thistle, land-caltrops: Tribulus terrestris, Linn.; Verg. G. 1, 153; Ov. M. 13, 803; Plin. 21, 15, 54, § 91: spinae et tribuli, Vulg. Gen. 3, 18.—
A kind of water-plant; water - chestnut; water - caltrops
A kind of water-plant bearing a prickly nut of a triangular form, water - chestnut, water - caltrops: Trapa natans, Linn.; Plin. 21, 16, 58, § 98.
Perseus ID: n48997 Key: tribulus