蒺藜 Traditional form: 蒺藜 Pinyin (reading): jíli Definitions: (botany) caltrop; puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) barbed object Characters: 蒺 - furze, gorse 藜 - pigweed; Chenopodium album Traditional characters: 蒺 - furze, gorse 藜 - pigweed; Chenopodium album