- great bur
- noun
or great burdock
: a European burdock (Arctium lappa) naturalized in No. America
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great bur
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o|ver|bur|den — «verb. OH vuhr BUR duhn; noun. OH vuhr BUR duhn», verb, noun. –v.t. to load with too great a burden: »Figurative. A catalogue of the absurdities in which we have indulged under the influence of fear would overburden this document (Bulletin of… … Useful english dictionary
lappa — I. ˈlapə Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, burr synonym of arctium II. noun ( s) Etymology … Useful english dictionary
