- 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. 2012.
spiny clotbur
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