burdock, clotbur
(noun) any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
burdock (plural burdocks)
Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.
Source: Wiktionary
Bur"dock, n. Etym: [Bur + dock the plant.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals.
Note: The common burdock is the Lappa officinalis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
