A plant, Tribulus terrestris (family Zygophyllaceae), with long sprawling stems, yellow flowers, and spiny fruits, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Old World and now widely naturalized in North America where it is often regarded as an invasive weed.
Origin
1920s.
Definition of puncture vine in US English:
puncture vine
noun
US
A plant, Tribulus terrestris (family Zygophyllaceae), with long sprawling stems, yellow flowers, and spiny fruits, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Old World and now widely naturalized in North America where it is often regarded as an invasive weed.