NOUN | plant | cockle-bur, cocklebur, cockleburr, cockle-burr | any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs |
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Meaning | Any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs. | |
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Synonyms | cocklebur, cockleburr, cockle-burr | |
Member of | Xanthium, genus Xanthium | coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles |
Broader | weed | Any plant that crowds out cultivated plants |
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