bur reed
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noun
any plant of the genus Sparganium, having ribbony leaves and bearing burlike fruit.
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Origin of bur reed
First recorded in 1590–1600
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Examples from the Web for bur reed
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
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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