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Traditional caltrops and
mines from the
Mongol Empire During service in
World War I,
Australian Light Horse troops collected caltrops as keepsakes....
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significantly upon wild
water caltrops to
supplement their normal diet and, in
times of
cultivated cereal crop failure,
water caltrops may even have been the...
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Tribulus terrestris is an
annual plant in the
caltrop family (Zygophyllaceae)
widely distributed around the world. It is
adapted to
thrive in dry climate...
- of
sharpened sticks (also
known as
punji sticks), and the use of
small caltrops have been a
feature of anti-infantry
warfare for centuries. They are known...
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described as used by
Julius Caesar. A more
modern version of this are
caltrops. P****ive fortification—ditches and
obstacles such as dragon's
teeth and...
- the UK". O'Bryan, John (23
April 2013). A
History of Weapons: Crossbows,
Caltrops,
Catapults & Lots of
Other Things that Can
Seriously Mess You up. Chronicle...
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Zygophyllaceae is a
family of
flowering plants that
contains the bean-caper and
caltrop. The
family includes around 285
species in 22 genera.
Plants in the family...
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Eleocharis dulcis, or
Chinese water chestnut, is
eaten for its
crisp corm
Water caltrop,
Trapa natans, is
eaten for its
starchy seed
Chinese cuisine Chinese chestnut...
- The term
makibishi (撒き菱 or 撒菱)
refers to the ****anese
version of the
caltrop. The tool (igadama) is a
sharp spiked object that was used in
feudal ****an...
- Books. O'Bryan, John (23
April 2013). A
History of Weapons: Crossbows,
Caltrops,
Catapults & Lots of
Other Things that Can
Seriously Mess You Up. Chronicle...
