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Cocklebur

Cocklebur Meaning & Definition
Cocklebur Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cocklebur?

[n] burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use
[n] any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cocklebur: Arctium lappa | cockleburr | great burdock | greater burdock

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cocklebur:

See Also | burdock | clotbur | genus Xanthium | weed | Xanthium

Cocklebur In Webster's Dictionary

\Coc"kle*bur`\, n. (Bot.) A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus {Xanthium}; -- called also {clotbur}.

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