tribulus

trib·u·lus

T5380650 (trĭb′yə-ləs)n. See puncture vine.

[New Latin Tribulus, genus name, from Latin tribolus, tribulus, spiny plant, puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris), water chestnut, from Greek tribolos.]

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Noun

Tribulus - annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regionsgenus Tribulusrosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsbean-caper family, family Zygophyllaceae, Zygophyllaceae - small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larreacaltrop, devil's weed, Tribulus terestris - tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed

Tribulus

(caltrop), a genus of primarily annual herbs of the family Zygophyllaceae. The stems are usually extended, and the leaves are even-pinnate. The flowers are small and solitary. The fruits break up into five prickly or spiny nutlets (mericarps).

There are about 20 species, found mainly in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region. Some species also occur in southern Africa and in the Americas. There are two species in the USSR: T. terrestris and T. macropterus. The former grows in sandy regions and wastelands, along roads, and amid crops in the European section, the Caucasus, Siberia, Kazakhstan, and Middle Asia. T. macropterus grows in the Amu Darya River valley and adjacent deserts. The fruit frequently injures the feet of animals and becomes tangled in the coat of sheep and other animals.

tribulus

(trĭb′yə-ləs)n. See puncture vine.

Tribulus

noun

Synonyms for Tribulus

noun annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions

Synonyms

genus Tribulus

Related Words

rosid dicot genus
bean-caper family
family Zygophyllaceae
Zygophyllaceae
caltrop
devil's weed
Tribulus terestris

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