devil's weed


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Related to devil's weed: jimson weed, Tribulus terrestris
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Noun1.devil's weed - tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutletsdevil's weed - tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
caltrop, Tribulus terestris
genus Tribulus, Tribulus - annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions
subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
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This plant is also known as Jimson weed, devil's trumpet, angel's trumpet, devil's weed, thorn apple, crazy tea, stinkweed or malpitte.
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