cocklebur

cocklebur
/kok"euhl berr'/, n.
1. any composite plant of the genus Xanthium, comprising coarse weeds with spiny burs.
2. the burdock, Arctium lappa.
[1795-1805; COCKLE2 + BUR1]

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▪ plant
also called  Clotbur,  
 weedy annual plant of the genus Xanthium of the family Asteraceae, distributed throughout much of Europe and parts of North America. Some authorities consider that the genus contains about 15 species, others say from 2 to 4.

      All species have round, short clusters of male flowers, above the female flowers, which are enclosed in oval green, yellow, or brown burs that have many hooked spines and two large hornlike spines. The ripe burs adhere to the hair of animals, which widely disseminate the plant. Cocklebur (X. strumarium) is poisonous to grazing animals and was formerly used in herbal remedies.

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  • cocklebur — noun Date: 1804 any of a genus (Xanthium) of prickly fruited composite plants; also one of its stiff spined fruits …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • cocklebur — noun a plant of the daisy family with broad leaves and burred fruits, native to tropical America. [Xanthium strumarium.] Origin C19: from cockle2 + bur …   English new terms dictionary

  • cocklebur — cock·le·bur …   English syllables

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