HyperDic: cockle-burr

English > 1 sense of the word cockle-burr:
NOUNplantcockle-burr, cocklebur, cockle-bur, cockleburrany coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs
English > cockle-burr: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs.
Synonymscocklebur, cockle-bur, cockleburr
Member ofXanthium, genus Xanthiumcoarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles
BroaderweedAny plant that crowds out cultivated plants

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