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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The burdock. UK, dialectal, obsolete

   "a weed with large leaves and burs somewhat like those of the burdock or clotbur"

2. 2
   any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs wordnet
3. 3
   The cocklebur. US

Synonyms

All synonyms

burdockburdockcockleburcocklebursea burdock

Example

More examples

"a weed with large leaves and burs somewhat like those of the burdock or clotbur"

Etymology

From clote + burr. Compare clitbur.

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