tribulus

trĭbŭlus (trĭbŏl-), i, m., = τρίβολος, 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.

• I Lit.: tribulos abjecerunt, Veg. Mil. 3, 24.—
• II Transf., from its resemblance in form.
• • A 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.—
  • B 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.

tribulus, ī, m. (τρίβολος), I) eine dreieckige Fußangel, die man hinwarf, damit die Feinde, bes. die Reiter, hineintreten möchten, Veget. mil. 3, 24. – II) übtr., nach der Formähnlichkeit: 1) der Burzeldorn, ein stacheliges Unkraut (Tribulus terrestris, L.), Plin. 21, 91. Ov. met. 5, 485 u. 13, 803: tribolus geschr., Verg. georg. 1, 153. – verb. spinac et tribuli, Vulg. genes. 3, 18; vgl. Ambros. serm. 28, 4. – 2) eine ähnliche stachelige Wasserpflanze, die Wassernuß (Trapa natans, L.), Plin. 21, 98.

1 tribulus v. tribulum

2 tribulus [CL] 1 spiky plant, thorn, bramble, or thistle; b (fig.). vepres, runces ‥ ~os, carduns Neckam Ut. 111 gl.; pedibus nudis ~os et spinas non formidantibus Gir. IK II 4; 1293 de spinis et ~is quantum ‥ necesse fuerit ad placeam suam ibidem includendam Cl 110 m. 3; omnes sepes, ~os et vepres ‥ igni combusserunt Strecche Hen. V 167; a brere, carduus, ~us, vepres CathA; ~us marinus, i. calketrappe, seathistel WW.  b ut spinas ac ~os peccatorum nostrorum portaret (Ceolfrith) Bede HE V 21 p. 343; spinas dolorum et tribulationum ~os germinavit nobis J. Ford Serm. 102. 3; spiritualis agri lolium tribulique fatigant / triticeas messes H. Avr. Poems 127. 177 p. 134; doctrina recidit / ramnos et tribulos, vivificatque rosas Garl. Tri. Eccl. 100; innascatur mihi lappa vane glorie, ‥ carduus superbie, ~us fastuositatis J. Godard Ep. 230; 1559 ~os haeresium, errorum, et schismatum Conc. Scot. II 141. 2 spiked arrowhead, bolt, bird-bolt. 1285 tenet ‥ per serjantiam inveniendi unum hominem cum uno arcu sine corda et uno ~o sine pennis in exercitu regis Aids II 1; 1285 tenent per servicium inveniendi unum hominem peditem predicto tempore guerre in Wallia ‥ cum ‥ arcu et tribus sagittis et uno terpolo Ib. IV 217; 1286 quidam fleccarius ‥ habuit meremium ad fleceas et trillabos bis de eodem parco IMisc 45 (18); hic trilobus, bozun Gl. AN Glasg. f. 20rb; hic tripulus, bozun Gl. AN Ox. 131; 1299 cum uno arcu, duabus sagittis, et uno trivolo IPM 92/16; 1300 j vetus baunker pro vij d. in quo extiterant xij sagitte cum j trillabo pro iij d. qu. Rec. Leic. I 369; bolt, petilio ‥ ~um PP; trepgette ‥ instrumente to take byrdys or beestys ‥ tripulum PP; 1367 item est unus tribol' de redditu IPM 196/8/18.

trĭbŭlus (15) (trĭbŏlus), ī, m. (τρίβολος), ¶ 1 chausse-trape : Veg. Mil. 3, 24 ¶ 2 tribule [plante] : Virg. G. 1, 153 ; Plin. 21, 91 ¶ 3 macle ou châtaigne dʼeau : Plin. 21, 98.

tribulus , i. m.
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tribulus , see tribolus.

TRIBULUS

TRI´BULUS(τρίβολος), a caltrop, also called murex (Val. Max.; Curt. 4.13.36). When a place was beset with troops, the one party endeavoured to impede the cavalry of the other party either by throwing before them caltrops, which necessarily lay with one of their four sharp points turned upwards, or by burying the caltrops with one point at the surface of the ground (Veget. de Re Mil. 3.24; Jul. Afric. 69; Polyaen. 139, 2). The taleae (Caes. B. G. 7.73) and the hami, stimuli or still (Bell. Afr. 31), were for the same purpose. They were pieces of wood with curved iron points, buried in the ground. The annexed woodcut is taken from a bronze caltrop figured by Caylus (Recueil, iv. pl. 98).

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Tribŭlus

(τρίβολος). A ball with sharp spikes, used to impede a charge of cavalry. It was also called murex. See illustration under murex.