TRAPA

(Lat.), n. f. Trap(tra3p)'a8. Fr., macre. Ger.. Wa ernu , Stachelnu . Water-caltrops (or -nut): a genus of floating herbs, forming the Trapaceoe (a family of the Onagrariece) or Trapece (a series of the Haloragece). [a, 35.] T. bispinosa. The water chestnut of middle and southern Asia, Ceylon, Japan, etc.; E. he; E2. ell; G, go; I, die; I2, in; N, in; N, tank; [s. 640]