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Definition of Tribulus terestris
1. Noun. Tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed.
Exact synonyms: Caltrop, Devil's Weed
Group relationships: Genus Tribulus, Tribulus
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex
Group relationships: Genus Tribulus, Tribulus
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tribulus Terestris
Literary usage of Tribulus terestris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical treatise on the disorders of the sexual organs of men by Bukk G. Carleton (1900)
"... impotence after gonorrhoea ; painful erections at night ; nocturnal pollutions ;
watery discharge from the urethra. Tribulus terestris. ..."