Sandbur

//ˈseənd.bəɹ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several grasses, of the genus Cenchrus, found in the south-eastern United States, that has a spiny burr
  2. 2
    grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
cenchrus tribuloidesfield sandbursandspur

Etymology

From sand + bur.

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