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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