bur reed
noun
any plant of the genus Sparganium, having ribbony leaves and bearing burlike fruit.
Origin of bur reed
1First recorded in 1590–1600
Words Nearby bur reed
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How to use bur reed in a sentence
Golden marigold buttons dotted the marshy spots, and the bur-reed stretched out its bristly fruit on crinkled arms.
The Song of Songs | Hermann SudermannIt feeds in July and August in stems of bur-reed (Sparganium), reed-mace, and yellow flag.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series | Richard South
British Dictionary definitions for bur reed
bur reed
noun
a marsh plant of the genus Sparganium, having narrow leaves, round clusters of small green flowers, and round prickly fruit: family Sparganiaceae
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