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

Words nearby bur reed

burramys, burrata, burrawang, burr cut, burred, bur reed, Burrell, Burrell Collection, Burren, burrfish, Burr-Hamilton duel

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How to use bur reed in a sentence

“We quietly did,” Reed previously told The Daily Beast of removing ISIS.
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He gets up and goes over to their table and introduces himself, and he says, ‘Hello, I’m Oliver Reed.
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Randy Reed Buick, Nissan, and Chevrolet Missouri-based car dealerships.
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Farah told Deputy Michael Reed that he could not say what clothes his daughters might have had on.
How ISIS’s Colorado Girls Were Caught|Michael Daly|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Both wear head scarves as part of their religion,” Reed later wrote in his report.
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In the dens where dragons dwelt before, shall rise up the verdure of the reed and the bulrush.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Each man in the room was smoking a pipe, which consisted of a brass bowl and a reed stem over three feet long.
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The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
This is especially the case in what are known as the Reed and Haydon properties which extend over about 200 acres.
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To Willis, however, must be attributed greater advance in the utilization of heavy pressures for reed work.
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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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