bur clover

noun

1. any of several Eurasian legumes of the genus Medicago, as M. hispida, having yellow flowers and prickly, coiled, black pods, naturalized in North America.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bur clover¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

This and the toothed medic are known to farmers under the name of bur-clover.

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