Clotbur
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clotbur — Cocklebur 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}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clotbur — clot·bur … English syllables
clotbur — noun any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs • Syn: ↑burdock • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Hyponyms: ↑common burdock, ↑lesser burdock, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spiny clotbur — noun or spiny cocklebur : a European cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum) naturalized widely as a weed in waste grounds and having 3 branched spines at the axils of the leaves … Useful english dictionary
clotebur — clotbur /klotˈbər/ or cloteˈbur noun same as ↑cocklebur (see under ↑cockle2). • • • Main Entry: ↑clote … Useful english dictionary
Clote — (kl[=o]t), n. [AS. cl[=a]te: cf. G. klette.] The common burdock; the clotbur. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cocklebur — 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}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Xanthium — Xan thi*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xa nqion a plant used for dyeing the hair yellow, said to be the {Xanthium strumarium}, from xanqo s yellow.] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants in which the scales of the involucre are united so as to form a kind of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Xanthium strumarium — Xanthium Xan thi*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xa nqion a plant used for dyeing the hair yellow, said to be the {Xanthium strumarium}, from xanqo s yellow.] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants in which the scales of the involucre are united so as to form a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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