HyperDic: sandspur

English > 1 sense of the word sandspur:
NOUNplantsandspur, sandbur, field sandbur, Cenchrus tribuloidesgrass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs
English > sandspur: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggrass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs.
Synonymssandbur, field sandbur, Cenchrus tribuloides
Member ofCenchrus, genus CenchrusA genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs
BroadergrassNarrow-leaved green herbage
Spanishsandbur, sandspur
Catalansandbur, sandspur

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