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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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bur clover1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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Example Sentences

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

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