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puncture vine

noun

Definition of PUNCTURE VINE

:  an Old World annual prostrate herb (Tribulus terrestris) of the caltrop family that has hard spiny pods and is a troublesome weed especially in the western United States —called also caltrop
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First Known Use of PUNCTURE VINE

1911

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