About The Word Cocklebur
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Cocklebur
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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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