NOUN | plant | sandbur, sandspur, field sandbur, Cenchrus tribuloides | grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs |
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Meaning | grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs. | |
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Synonyms | sandspur, field sandbur, Cenchrus tribuloides | |
Member of | Cenchrus, genus Cenchrus | A genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs |
Broader | grass | Narrow-leaved green herbage |
Spanish | sandbur, sandspur | |
Catalan | sandbur, sandspur |
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