The synonymous Latin word " tribulus " gave rise to the modern Latin name of a plant, " Tribulus terrestris " ( Zygophyllaceae ), whose spiked seed case can injure feet and puncture tires.
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""'Tribulus terrestris " "'is an annual plant in the caltrop family ( Zygophyllaceae ) widely distributed around the world, that is adapted to grow in dry climate locations in which few other plants can survive.
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The wood is durable outdoors, where it is usually used for furniture and insect resistance and durability . " Handroanthus " and the unrelated " Guaiacum " ( Zygophyllaceae ) produce the hardest, heaviest, and most durable wood of the American tropics.
