COCKLEBUR
cocklebur, cockle-bur, cockleburr, cockle-burr
(noun) any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cocklebur (plural cockleburs)
Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit.
Synonyms
• clotbur, Xanthium
Source: Wiktionary
Coc"kle*bur`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; -- called also clotbur.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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