 cocklebur |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs | |
| Synonyms: | cockle-bur cockle-burr cockleburr | |
| Related terms: | weed Xanthium | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | greater_burdock Arctium_lappa great_burdock | |
| Related terms: | burdock | |
| Similar spelling: |
cockleburr cockle-bur cockle-burr |
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