Associations to the word «Cocklebur»

Wiktionary

COCKLEBUR, noun. (botany) Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit.

Dictionary definition

COCKLEBUR, noun. Any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs.
COCKLEBUR, noun. 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.

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