- bur|dock
- bur|dock «BUR DOK», noun.a coarse weed with burs and large, broad leaves. It belongs to the composite family.╂[< bur + dock4]
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burdock — bur•dock [[t]ˈbɜr dɒk[/t]] n. pln a composite plant of the genus Arctium, esp. A. lappa, a coarse broad leaved weed bearing prickly heads of burs that stick to clothing • Etymology: 1590–1600; bur+dock IV … From formal English to slang
burdock — bur·dock bər .däk n any of a genus (Arctium) of coarse composite herbs bearing globular flower heads with prickly bracts and including one (A. lappa) that is the source of lappa … Medical dictionary
Burdock — Bur dock, n. [Bur + dock the plant.] (Bot.) A genus of coarse biennial herbs ({Lappa}), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals. [1913 Webster] Note: The common burdock is the {Lappa officinalis}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lappa — Burdock Bur dock, n. [Bur + dock the plant.] (Bot.) A genus of coarse biennial herbs ({Lappa}), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals. [1913 Webster] Note: The common burdock is the {Lappa… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lappa officinalis — Burdock Bur dock, n. [Bur + dock the plant.] (Bot.) A genus of coarse biennial herbs ({Lappa}), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals. [1913 Webster] Note: The common burdock is the {Lappa… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burdock — coarse, weedy plant, 1590s, from BUR (Cf. bur) + DOCK (Cf. dock) (n.3) … Etymology dictionary
burdock — n. any plant of the genus Arctium, with prickly flowers and docklike leaves. Etymology: BUR + DOCK(3) … Useful english dictionary
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