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PRONUNCIATION OF PUNCTURE VINE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNCTURE VINE

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Puncture vine is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PUNCTURE VINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

puncture vine

Tribulus terrestris

Tribulus terrestris is a flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Old World in southern Europe, southern Asia, throughout Africa, and Australia. It can thrive even in desert climates and poor soil. Like many weedy species, this plant has many common names, including bindii, bullhead, burra gokharu, caltrop, cat's head, devil's eyelashes, devil's thorn, devil's weed, goathead, puncturevine, and tackweed.

Definition of puncture vine in the English dictionary

The definition of puncture vine in the dictionary is a tropical or subtropical prostrate vine, Tribulus terrestris, with yellow flowers and a hard, spiny fruit which breaks into five sections at maturity.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUNCTURE VINE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNCTURE VINE

alvine
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cross vine
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Devine
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Irvine
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the divine
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Synonyms and antonyms of puncture vine in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «puncture vine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNCTURE VINE

Find out the translation of puncture vine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of puncture vine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «puncture vine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蒺藜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punción vid
570 millions of speakers

English

puncture vine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पंचर बेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثقب كرمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прокол лоза
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

punção vine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাঞ্চ ভল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ponction vigne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pokok tusuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Punktion Weinstock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

穿刺つる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

찔린 포도 나무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puncture vine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đâm cây nho
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துளையிடல் கொடியின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पंचकर्म द्राक्षांचा वेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Delici asma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puntura vite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przebicie winorośli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прокол лоза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puncție de viță de vie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμπέλου παρακέντηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pap wiel wingerdstok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

punktering vinstockar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

punktering vintreet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puncture vine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNCTURE VINE»

The term «puncture vine» is used very little and occupies the 158.685 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about puncture vine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNCTURE VINE»

Discover the use of puncture vine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puncture vine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Invasive Plants: A Guide to Identification, Impacts, and ...
Puncture vine, caltrop, Mexican sandbur, horny goat weed (Tribulus terrestris L.); caltrop family (Zygophylaceae). A second weedy species, called puncture vine, caltrop, or burrweed (T. cistoides L.) grows as a perennial in the southeast.
Sylvan Ramsey Kaufman, Wallace Kaufman, 2013
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Introduction to Plant Science
Examples of success in biological weed control include use of the KJamath Weed Beetle to control Klamath Weed; use of the Puncture Vine Beetles and Weevils to control Puncture Vine; or domestic geese to control a variety of weed ...
R. O. Parker, 2004
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Wisdom of the Last Farmer: Harvesting Legacies from the Land
One large plant, unchecked, will produce thousands of seeds (scientific publications refer to the seeds of the puncture vine as “fruits”—which gives them a much too benevolent designation). The miserable seeds grow in a woody burr cluster ...
David Mas Masumoto, 2010
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Prescription for Nutritional Healing
Antifungal Acerola, alfalfa, aloe, black walnut, boswellia, burdock, cedar, cinnamon, jatoba, puncture vine, rosemary ... jatoba, juniper, lady's mantle, licorice, macela, meadowsweet, mullein, mustard, pleurisy root, puncture vine, pygeum, ...
Phyllis A. Balch, 2006
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Weeds of the Northern U.S. and Canada: A Guide for ...
Plant: Puncture-vine is a densely hairy, branched annual of semi-arid regions. The woody taproot extends to 2.6 m deep and spreads to 6.6 m in diameter. The green to reddish brown stems are prostrate, and up to 2.4 m long. The whole plant ...
France Royer, Richard Dickinson, 1999
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Weeds of Canada and the Northern United States: A Guide for ...
puncture-. vine. Tribulus. terrestris. L. QUICK 1D a Plants with a prostrate growth habit " Leaves opposite and compound 'J Fruit with 2 to 4 sharp spines Distribution: Found throughout the United States. In Canada, puncture-vine has been ...
France Royer, Richard Dickinson, 1999
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Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska and the Great Plains: ...
The sharp spines on the fruit penetrate bare feet and bicycle tires, hence the name puncture vine. puncture vine bur sandbur bur Prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera other common names Long-headed, upright prairie,. 118 ...
Jon Farrar, 2011
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A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert
with the related puncture vine or goat- head (Trihulus temstris). Puncture vine has tiny yellow flowers and bur-like seeds with strong, sharp spines. The seeds of puncture vine, a European weed, are well adapted to dispersal by rubber tires, ...
Steven J. Phillips, Patricia Wentworth Comus, 2000
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The Way Everyone is Inside
Is Your Life Losing its Edge (found poem) Researchers have isolated a unique ingredient that could intensify your love life— PUNCTURE VINE. Derived from the Bulgarian vine tribulus terrestis this all natural herbal extract has been used for ...
James Clarke, 2000
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A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplements
TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS (PUNCTURE VINE) What Is It? Tribulus terrestris ( puncture vine) is a vine that has been used as a general tonic (energy) and herbal treatment for impotence, but is found primarily in dietary supplements marketed for ...
Shawn M Talbott, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNCTURE VINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puncture vine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bounty placed on Pendleton puncture vine
Between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the next two Saturdays, the Pendleton on Wheels Bicycle Club will pay people for each full bag of goatheads, or puncture vine, ... «East Oregonian, Jul 15»
2
Irrigon places bounty on puncture vine
Puncture vine produces sharp, spiny burrs known as goatheads that can pop a bicycle tire or cause pain if stepped on by bare feet. The weed is a widespread ... «East Oregonian, Jun 15»
3
Trail triage
Be particularly careful of goatheads, the spiky fruit of the Tribulus terrestris, also known as the common puncture vine. Ask around any bike shop or cycling club, ... «Colorado Springs Independent, May 15»
4
Tennant: Eradicating goatheads in your yard takes persistence
My sister, Gloria, who lives in Dayton proper, panicked when she thought the ubiquitous tiny weeds germinating in her yard were puncture vine, also known as ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Feb 15»
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Puncture vine is sharp enough to make grown men scream and …
They are sharp enough to make grown men scream, dogs howl and puncture your bicycle tire. It is called puncture vine, goathead, or bullhead. Its botanical ... «Arizona Daily Star, Dec 14»
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Sharing similar ideas on weed abatement
I just run the board and try to spend your money wisely.” A concern from one of the audience members was the rapid growing puncture vine and how they would ... «Nevada Appeal, Oct 14»
7
Puncture vine causing trail trouble
Puncturevine, also known as goathead, spreads along the trail around the 21st St. Pond in Ogden on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. The invasive weed is common ... «Standard-Examiner, Oct 14»
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Volunteers get down and dirty for monthly Riverwalk cleanup
As Pearson led the way, he paused to show the four volunteers how to dig into the dirt and uproot weeds like a puncture vine. Roberta Medford, of Montrose, ... «Glendale News Press, Jul 14»
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Arizona Gardeners: Two weevils make biological control of puncture
Puncture vine is a low growing annual weed that is one of the most vicious in the desert's arsenal of thorny plants. Fortunately, it reproduces only by seed. «TriValley Central, Nov 13»
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Good Weed, Bad Weed
The goathead plant, also known as "puncture vine," is a terribly invasive weed with hard, sharp-pointed fruits that stick in animal paws and flatten bicycle tires. «Desertexposure, Sep 13»

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