HyperDic: xanthium

English > 1 sense of the word Xanthium:
NOUNplantXanthium, genus Xanthiumcoarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles
English > Xanthium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningcoarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles.
Synonymgenus Xanthium
Member ofCompositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster familyplants with heads composed of many florets
Memberscocklebur, cockle-bur, cockleburr, cockle-burrAny coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgenus xanthium, xanthium
Catalangenus xanthium, xanthium

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