SANDBUR

sandbur, sandspur, field sandbur, Cenchrus tribuloides

(noun) grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sandbur (plural sandburs)

Any of several grasses, of the genus Cenchrus, found in the south-eastern United States, that has a spiny burr

Anagrams

• Dunbars, dun-bars

Source: Wiktionary



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16 March 2025

SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


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