Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puncture vine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: punc-ture vine
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A creeping weed with strong thorns on its fruits capable of puncturing bicycle tires, Tribulus terrestris.

Inflected Forms

puncture vines (plural) puncturevine (alternative)

Synonyms

caltrop dubbeltjie

Questions

What does puncture vine mean?: A creeping weed with strong thorns on its fruits capable of puncturing bicycle tires, Tribulus terrestris.

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