bur clover

American  

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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Etymology

Origin of bur clover

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

In South Texas, bur clover, a winter weed crucial for deer in spring, was showing freeze burn.

From Seattle Times

Flowers in clusters of 2 — 20 Bur Clover, Medicago hispida. 32a.

From Project Gutenberg

What we had planned to do was turn the cattle in on this last plot about January 1st, let them graze crimson clover, or bur clover, or any other winter ground cover that grows in your section until the Lespedeza sericea came on in the early summer.

From Project Gutenberg

This I hoped would improve the texture of the soil and make better conditions for growing bur clover between the trees.

From Project Gutenberg

During summer and fall large flocks of grayish white merinos could be seen getting a rich living on the brown grasses, the yellow stubble of old grain fields, and the tightly rolled nuts of the bur clover; while in winter and spring, hills and plains with their velvet-like covering of green alfileria offered the best and juiciest of food.

From Project Gutenberg