cocklebur

[ kok-uhl-bur ]

noun
  1. any composite plant of the genus Xanthium, comprising coarse weeds with spiny burs.

  2. the burdock, Arctium lappa.

Origin of cocklebur

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; cockle2 + bur1

Words Nearby cocklebur

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British Dictionary definitions for cocklebur

cocklebur

/ (ˈkɒkəlˌbɜː) /


noun
  1. any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium, having spiny burs: family Asteraceae (composites)

  2. the bur of any of these plants

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