- prickly bur
- noun
: the fruit of a common American chestnut (Castanea dentata)
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bur´like´ — bur «bur», noun, verb, burred, bur|ring. –n. 1. a prickly, clinging seedcase or flower of some plants; burr. Burs stick to cloth and fur. »Do roses stick like burs? (Robert Browning). »Figurative. I am a kind o … Useful english dictionary
Bur — Bur, Burr Burr (b[^u]r), n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan. borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle (burr for burz ), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, the downe, or hairie coat, wherewith… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bur oak — Bur Bur, Burr Burr (b[^u]r), n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan. borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle (burr for burz ), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, the downe, or hairie coat,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bur reed — Bur Bur, Burr Burr (b[^u]r), n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan. borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle (burr for burz ), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, the downe, or hairie coat,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bur|ry — bur|ry1 «BUR ee», adjective, ri|er, ri|est. full of burs; rough; prickly: »a burry, homespun tweed. ╂[< bur + y1] bur|ry2 «BUR ee», adjective … Useful english dictionary
bur — bur1 [bʉr] n. [ME burre < Scand; akin to Dan burre, Swed borre < IE * bhors : for base see BRISTLE] 1. the rough, prickly seedcase or fruit of certain plants, as the sticktight, cocklebur, etc. 2. a weed or other plant with burs 3. anything … English World dictionary
bur reed — n. any of a genus (Sparganium) of the bur reed family, having grasslike leaves and hard, dry, prickly fruits … English World dictionary
bur — prickly seed vessel of some plants, c.1300, burre, from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Dan. borre, Swed. hard borre, O.N. burst bristle ), from PIE *bhars (see BRISTLE (Cf. bristle)). Transferred 1610s to rough edge on metal, which may have been the… … Etymology dictionary
Bur. — Burma. * * * bur «bur», noun, verb, burred, bur|ring. –n. 1. a prickly, clinging seedcase or flower of some plants; burr. Burs stick to cloth and fur. »Do roses stick like burs? (Robert Browning). » … Useful english dictionary
bur. — bureau. * * * bur «bur», noun, verb, burred, bur|ring. –n. 1. a prickly, clinging seedcase or flower of some plants; burr. Burs stick to cloth and fur. »Do roses stick like burs? (Robert Browning). » … Useful english dictionary
