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ALL meanings of cocklebur

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  • noun cocklebur any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium, having spiny burs: family Asteraceae (composites) 3
  • noun cocklebur the bur of any of these plants 3
  • noun cocklebur any of a genus (Xanthium) of coarse plants of the composite family, bearing closed burs and growing commonly as a weed 3
  • noun cocklebur A herbaceous plant of the daisy family, with broad leaves and burred fruits. It originated in tropical America but is now cosmopolitan. 1
  • noun cocklebur any composite plant of the genus Xanthium, comprising coarse weeds with spiny burs. 1
  • noun cocklebur the burdock, Arctium lappa. 1
  • noun cocklebur (botany) Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit. 0
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