puncture vine

British  

noun

1. a tropical or subtropical prostrate vine, Tribulus terrestris , with yellow flowers and a hard, spiny fruit which breaks into five sections at maturity

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Example Sentences

The possibilities for damage from this plant are well illustrated by the experiences of a California motorist who reported 70 punctures in one tire, all due to the puncture vine.

From Scientific American

Two days later Grant had cleared out all the puncture vine, Russian thistles, and the other defiant weeds that never let up their efforts to regain the tiny percentage of territory they had lost to civilization.

From Project Gutenberg