CLOTBUR

burdock, clotbur

(noun) any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

clotbur (plural clotburs)

(UK, dialect) The burdock.

The cocklebur.

Source: Wiktionary


Clot"bur`, n. Etym: [Cf. Clote.]

1. The burdock. [Prov. Engl.] Prior.

2. Same as Cocklebur.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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