单词 | puncture vine |
释义 | > as lemmaspuncture vine puncture vine n. U.S. a plant, Tribulus terrestris (family Zygophyllaceae), with long sprawling stems, yellow flowers, and spiny fruits, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Old World and now widely naturalized in North America where it is often regarded as an invasive weed. ΚΠ 1920 Calif. Dept. Agric. Monthly Bull. Aug. 330 The puncture vine, Tribulus terrestris, was probably introduced into the United States from the Mediterranean region in ships' ballast. 1961 A. S. Leopold Desert 57 (caption) The spurs of the puncture-vine fruit push out from the skin and are so sharp that they can pierce a bicycle tire. 2003 Star-Herald (Scottsbluff, Nebraska) 15 June 4/3 Keeping the invaders out meant..kneeling between the rows pulling pigweed, milkweed and puncture vines. < as lemmas |
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