- new zealand bur
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized N&Z: a creeping mat-forming New Zealand plant (Acaena microphylla) that is sometimes cultivated for its grayish to rosy bronze foliage and showy crimson spines
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
new zealand bur
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