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cocklebur

[ kok-uhl-bur ]
/ ˈkɒk əlˌbɜr /
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noun
any composite plant of the genus Xanthium, comprising coarse weeds with spiny burs.
the burdock, Arctium lappa.
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Origin of cocklebur

First recorded in 1795–1805; cockle2 + bur1

Words nearby cocklebur

cockieleekie, cockiness, cockish, cockle, cockleboat, cocklebur, cockleert, cockler, cockleshell, cockles of one's heart, cockloft
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British Dictionary definitions for cocklebur

cocklebur
/ (ˈkɒkəlˌbɜː) /
noun
any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium, having spiny burs: family Asteraceae (composites)
the bur of any of these plants
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