puncture vine

Related to puncture vine: Tribulus terrestris

puncture vine

Any of various cosmopolitan herbaceous plants of the genus Tribulus, especially T. terrestris, which has opposite, compound leaves and spiny fruit, and is used as a dietary supplement primarily for its perceived ability to enhance sexual desire and muscle mass. Also called tribulus.

puncture vine

see tribulusterrestris.

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