Bur-weed

  • 1bur|weed — «BUR WEED», noun. any one of several plants with a burlike fruit, such as the cocklebur …

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  • 2bur|ro|weed — «BUR oh WEED, BUR », noun. U.S. any of various weeds growing in desert regions and considered palatable to burros …

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  • 3bur´like´ — bur «bur», noun, verb, burred, bur|ring. –n. 1. a prickly, clinging seedcase or flower of some plants; burr. Burs stick to cloth and fur. »Do roses stick like burs? (Robert Browning). »Figurative. I am a kind o …

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  • 4Bur — Bur, Burr Burr (b[^u]r), n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan. borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle (burr for burz ), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, the downe, or hairie coat, wherewith… …

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  • 5Bur oak — Bur Bur, Burr Burr (b[^u]r), n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan. borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle (burr for burz ), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, the downe, or hairie coat,… …

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  • 6Bur reed — Bur Bur, Burr Burr (b[^u]r), n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan. borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle (burr for burz ), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, the downe, or hairie coat,… …

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  • 7bur|dock — «BUR DOK», noun. a coarse weed with burs and large, broad leaves. It belongs to the composite family. ╂[< bur + dock4] …

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  • 8bur — bur1 [bʉr] n. [ME burre < Scand; akin to Dan burre, Swed borre < IE * bhors : for base see BRISTLE] 1. the rough, prickly seedcase or fruit of certain plants, as the sticktight, cocklebur, etc. 2. a weed or other plant with burs 3. anything …

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  • 9bur|seed — «BUR SEED», noun. a troublesome European weed, a stickseed, naturalized in the United States …

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  • 10Bur. — Burma. * * * bur «bur», noun, verb, burred, bur|ring. –n. 1. a prickly, clinging seedcase or flower of some plants; burr. Burs stick to cloth and fur. »Do roses stick like burs? (Robert Browning). » …

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