Tribulus terestris

Tribulus terestris
noun
tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
Syn: ↑caltrop, ↑devil's weed
Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex
Member Holonyms: ↑Tribulus, ↑genus Tribulus

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  • Tribulus — noun annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions • Syn: ↑genus Tribulus • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Zygophyllaceae, ↑family Zygophyllaceae, ↑bean caper family …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Tribulus — noun annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions • Syn: ↑Tribulus • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Zygophyllaceae, ↑family Zygophyllaceae, ↑bean caper family …   Useful english dictionary

  • devil's weed — noun tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed • Syn: ↑caltrop, ↑Tribulus terestris • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Member Holonyms: ↑Tribulus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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